Food and eating environments: In Canadian schools

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 160-166

  Browning, H Frances ^a   Laxer, Rachel E ^a   Janssen, Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FAST FOOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; URBAN POPULATION;

CANADA; ENVIRONMENT; FAST FOODS; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; NUTRITION POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESTAURANTS; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84892732912     PISSN: 14863847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3148/74.4.2013.160     Document Type: Article

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