Tuck-shop purchasing practices of Grade 4 learners in Pietermaritzburg and childhood overweight and obesity

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-42

  Wiles, N L ^a   Green, J M ^a   Veldman, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Childhood obesity; Overweight; Tuck shop practices

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PURCHASING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING;

EID: 84878073272     PISSN: 16070658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2013.11734438     Document Type: Article

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