Nutrient Intake and Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables in Young Children

Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 332-344

  Ramsay, Samantha A ^a   Eskelsen, Ashlee K ^a   Branen, Laurel J ^a   Armstrong Shultz, Jill ^b   Plumb, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Private Practice Statistician   (United States)

Author keywords

child nutrition; fruit intake; nutrient intake; vegetable intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912123250     PISSN: 19414064     EISSN: 19414072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941406414549622     Document Type: Article

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