A randomized controlled trial of the effect of school food and dining room modifications on classroom behaviour in secondary school children

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-38

  Storey, H C ^a   Pearce, J ^a   Ashfield Watt, P A L ^a   Wood, L ^a   Baines, E ^b   Nelson, M ^a  

^a School Food Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; learning behaviour; lunch; school

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; SCHOOL HYGIENE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIET; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; LEARNING; LOGISTIC MODELS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SCHOOLS;

EID: 78651075838     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.227     Document Type: Article

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