Policy options to support healthy eating in schools;Politiques visant à favoriser une saine alimentation dans les écoles

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  McKenna, Mary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Health promotion; Nutrition; Policy; Public health; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149254218     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405619     Document Type: Review

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