Nutrition education for adolescents: Principals' views

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-94

  Lai Yeung, Wai Ling Theresa ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescent nutrition sciences; Curriculum; Diet; Education; Food services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHINA; DIET; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; DIET; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS;

EID: 79955658984     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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