School lunch program in India: Background, objectives and components

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 151-154

  Chutani, Alka Mohan ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Education; India; Literacy; Malnutrition; Mid day meal scheme

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIA; MALNUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SCHOOL;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION POLICY; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84860341258     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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