Healthy school meals and educational outcomes

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 489-504

  Belot, Michèle ^a   James, Jonathan ^b  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child health; Child nutrition; Education; H51; H52; I18; I28; J13; Natural experiment; School meals

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DIET; NUTRITION; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEAL; PRIMARY SCHOOL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABSENTEEISM; CHILD; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS;

ENGLAND; GREENWICH; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79957911428     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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