The Wellness Child Care Assessment Tool: A Measure to Assess the Quality of Written Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1852-1860

  Falbe, Jennifer ^a   Kenney, Erica L ^a   Henderson, Kathryn E ^a   Schwartz, Marlene B ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD WELFARE; DAY CARE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

BENCHMARKING; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNECTICUT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 82455216865     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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