Identifying barriers to promoting healthy nutrition in New Zealand primary schools

Health Education Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-94

  Walton, Mat ^a   Waiti, Jordan ^a   Signal, Louise ^a   Thomson, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; Healthy eating; Obesity; School nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL STATUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77950354989     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896910363152     Document Type: Article

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