Integration of nutrition-related components by early childhood education professionals into their individual work with children at risk

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 477-486

  Shor, Ron ^a   Friedman, Adina ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b ASHALIM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children at risk; Early childhood education; Nutrition; Professionals

Indexed keywords

EID: 69149106150     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430701269218     Document Type: Article

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