Nutrition needs assessment of young Special Olympics participants

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 268-272

  Gibson, Jennifer C ^a   Temple, Viviene A ^a   Anholt, Jane P ^a   Gaul, Catherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Intellectual disability; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS;

EID: 80955136878     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2011.617360     Document Type: Article

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