Implementing school nutrition policy: Student and parent perspectives

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 172-177

  MacLellan, Debbie ^a   Holland, Allison ^b   Taylor, Jennifer ^a   McKenna, Mary ^b   Hernandez, Kimberley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; PARENTS; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; SCHOOLS;

EID: 78650394512     PISSN: 14863847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3148/71.4.2010.172     Document Type: Article

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