Improvements in school meal quality in Sweden after the introduction of new legislation - A 2-year follow-up

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 655-660

  Patterson, Emma ^a,b   Elinder, Liselotte Schäfer ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCHOOL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN;

FOOD SERVICES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84939646302     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku184     Document Type: Article

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