Position of the American Dietetic Association: Benchmarks for Nutrition in Child Care

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 607-615

  Benjamin Neelon, Sara E ^a   Briley, Margaret E ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; DAY CARE; DIETETICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETETICS; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; SOCIETIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953039980     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2011.02.016     Document Type: Article

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