Evaluation of a School-based Multicomponent Nutrition Education Program to Improve Young Children's Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 310-318

  Prelip, Michael ^a   Kinsler, Janni ^a   Thai, Chan Le ^b   Erausquin, Jennifer Toller ^c   Slusser, Wendelin ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Fruits; Nutrition education; School; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SCHOOL; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84862753156     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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