School Gardens Enhance Academic Performance and Dietary Outcomes in Children

Journal of School Health

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 508-518

  Berezowitz, Claire K ^a   Bontrager Yoder, Andrea B ^a   Schoeller, Dale A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Curriculum; Nutrition and diet; School health

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHILD; DIET; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRUIT; GARDENING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRUIT; GARDENING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84935086984     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12278     Document Type: Article

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