Bring back home economics education

JAMA

Volumn 303, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 1857-1858

  Lichtenstein, Alice H ^a   Ludwig, David S ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL; HOME CARE; HOME ECONOMICS; HUMAN; NOTE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ARTICLE; COOKING; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FOOD HANDLING; UNITED STATES;

COOKERY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952299534     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.592     Document Type: Note

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