Supporting healthy eating among preschoolers: Challenges for child care staff

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-110

  Needham, Lisa ^a   Dwyer, John J M ^b,c   Randall Simpson, Janis ^b   Heeney, Elizabeth Shaver ^d  

^a Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health Ontario   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Public Health Research   (Canada)

^d Public Health Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD NUTRITION; DAY CARE; DIET; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD;

CANADA; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34250621407     PISSN: 14863847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3148/68.2.2007.107     Document Type: Article

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