Barriers and facilitators to the promotion of healthy eating lifestyles among adolescents at school: The views of school health coordinators

Health Education Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 979-992

  Melo, Helena ^a   De Moura, Ana P ^a   Aires, Luísa L ^a   Cunha, Luís M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ABERTA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PORTUGAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE STYLE; MALE; POLITICS; PORTUGAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84891867024     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyt077     Document Type: Article

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