Promoting healthy eating to children: A text message (SMS) feedback approach

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 250-256

  Bech Larsen, Tino ^a   Grønhøj, Alice ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; Feedback intervention; Fruit and vegetable consumption; Goal setting; Pre and post surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876356295     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2012.01133.x     Document Type: Article

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