Effect of the nationwide free school fruit scheme in Norway

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 589-594

  Bere, Elling ^a   Hilsen, Marit ^a,b   Klepp, Knut Inge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Fruits and vegetables; Intervention; School fruit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELFARE; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; HEALTH PROMOTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; STANDARD; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 77956202065     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510000814     Document Type: Article

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