Australian school canteens: Menu guideline adherence or avoidance?

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 110-115

  Woods, Julie ^a   Bressan, Alex ^b   Langelaan, Corrina ^c   Mallon, Angela ^c   Palermo, Claire ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Parents' Jury   (Australia)

Author keywords

menu guidelines; nutrition; school canteen

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCHOOL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AUSTRALIA; DIET; FOOD SERVICES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84907012060     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: 22011617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HE14009     Document Type: Article

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