Gender Differences in Food Preferences of School-Aged Children and Adolescents

Journal of School Health

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 532-540

  Caine Bish, Natalie L ^a   Scheule, Barbara ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Nutrition; School foodservice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; OHIO; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 70350029204     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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