Measuring Progress on School Wellness Policies: Are Nutrition Standards Making the Grade?

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1293-1295

  Weber, Jennifer A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SERVICES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547373143     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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