Local wellness policy strength and perceived implementation of school nutrition standards across three states

Childhood Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 331-338

  Wall, Rachel ^a   Litchfield, Ruth ^a   Carriquiry, Alicia ^b   McDonnell, Elaine T ^c   Woodward Lopez, Gail M ^d  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; SCHOOL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD; FOOD DISPENSERS, AUTOMATIC; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IOWA; NUTRITION POLICY; PENNSYLVANIA; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84865041688     PISSN: 21532168     EISSN: 21532176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/chi.2012.0047     Document Type: Article

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