Preordering school lunch encourages better food choices by children

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 673-674

  Hanks, Andrew S ^a   Just, David R ^a   Wansink, Brian ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; LETTER; MEAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LUNCH; NUTRITION POLICY; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84880305231     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.82     Document Type: Letter

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