Short communicationKey differences between school lunches and packed lunches in primary schools in England in 2009

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1507-1510

  Pearce, Jo ^a   Harper, Clare ^a   Haroun, Dalia ^a   Wood, Lesley ^a   Nelson, Michael ^a  

^a School Food Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Nutrient content; Packed lunch; Primary school; School lunch

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; ENERGY INTAKE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SCHOOLS;

EID: 79960120336     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980010003605     Document Type: Article

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