Is fruit and vegetable intake in children a rationalistic choice?

British Food Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 859-874

  Umeh, Kanayo ^a   Crabtree, Lucy ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children (age groups); Fruits; United Kingdom; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749386805     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700610702118     Document Type: Article

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