Increasing parental provision and children's consumption of lunchbox fruit and vegetables in Ireland: The Food Dudes intervention

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 613-618

  Horne, P J ^a   Hardman, C A ^a   Lowe, C F ^a   Tapper, K ^b   Le Noury, J ^c   Madden, P ^a   Patel, P ^a   Doody, M ^d  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

^d St Camillus' Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; IRELAND; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIMARY SCHOOL; REWARD; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PARENTS; SCHOOLS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 67349152072     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2008.34     Document Type: Article

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