Encouraging consumption of water in school and child care settings: Access, challenges, and strategies for improvement

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1370-1379

  Patel, Anisha I ^a,b   Hampton, Karla E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Public Health Law and Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; DAY CARE; DRINKING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; SCHOOL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; DRINKING; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79960461996     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300142     Document Type: Article

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