A cluster-randomised controlled trial of a school-based fruit and vegetable intervention: Project Tomato

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1073-1081

  Evans, Charlotte E L ^a   Ransley, Joan K ^a   Christian, Meaghan S ^a   Greenwood, Darren C ^a   Thomas, James D ^a   Cade, Janet E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; England; Fruit; Interventions; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; STANDARDS; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84878396403     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012005290     Document Type: Article

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