Free healthy breakfasts in primary schools: A cluster randomised controlled trial of a policy intervention in Wales, UK

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-226

  Murphy, Simon ^a   Moore, Gf ^a   Tapper, K ^b   Lynch, R ^a   Clarke, R ^a   Raisanen, L ^a   Desousa, C ^c   Moore, L ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free breakfasts; Intervention; Randomised controlled trial; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; WALES;

EID: 79952527789     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980010001886     Document Type: Article

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