Are fruit tuck shops in primary schools effective in increasing pupils’ fruit consumption? A randomised controlled trial

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-39

  Moore, Laurence ^a   Paisley, Claire M ^b   Dennehy, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Cathays Park   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Diet; Fruit; Schools; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986015022     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650010304756     Document Type: Article

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