Breakfast clubs: Availability for British schoolchildren and the nutritional, social and academic benefits

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-253

  Defeyter, M A ^a   Graham, P L ^a   Walton, J ^b   Apicella, T ^c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Kellogg's   (United Kingdom)

^c Newcastle upon Tyne   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Breakfast; Cognition; Nutrition; School

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955779856     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2010.01843.x     Document Type: Article

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