Causal pathways linking farm to school to childhood obesity prevention

Childhood Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 305-314

  Joshi, Anupama ^a   Ratcliffe, Michelle M ^b,c,d,e  

^a National Farm to School Network   (United States)

^b Oregon Department of Agriculture   (United States)

^c National Farm to School Network's Research Workgroup   (United States)

^d FoodCorps (in Oregon)   (United States)

^e A Program of Public Health Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SCHOOL;

AGRICULTURE; CAUSALITY; CHILD; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84864966217     PISSN: 21532168     EISSN: 21532176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/chi.2012.0073     Document Type: Review

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