Nutrition and exercise environment available to outpatients, visitors, and staff in children's hospitals in Canada and the United States

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 900-905

  McDonald, Christine M ^a   Karamlou, Tara ^a   Wengle, James G ^a   Gibson, Jennifer ^a   McCrindle, Brian W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748532805     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 10724710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.160.9.900     Document Type: Article

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