Promoting children's fruit and vegetable consumption: Interventions using the Theory of Planned Behaviour as a framework

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 639-650

  Gratton, Lucy ^a   Povey, Rachel ^a   Clark Carter, David ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 35748979721     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910706X171504     Document Type: Article

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