A qualitative exploration of stakeholder perspectives on a school-based multi-component health promotion nutrition programme

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 547-556

  Middleton, G ^a   Keegan, R ^a   Henderson, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nutrition education; Nutrition policy; Public health; School children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIET; EVALUATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNIVERSITY;

DIET; FACULTY; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84870253415     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2012.01266.x     Document Type: Article

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