The relationship between policy and place: The role of school meals in addressing health inequalities

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-60

  Pike, Jo ^a   Colquhoun, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Health; School meals; Sociology; Space

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951625412     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/hesr.18.1.50     Document Type: Article

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