Trends in fruit, vegetable and salad intakes in 9-10-year-old schoolchildren living in Liverpool, 2000-2005

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 252-255

  Johnson, B ^a   Hackett, A F ^b  

^a Abercromby Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fruit and vegetables; Schoolchildren; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LETTUCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SEX RATIO;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; LETTUCE; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VEGETABLES;

EID: 34247573012     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007352506     Document Type: Article

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