The healthy option: A review of activity on food and nutrition by UK schools involved in the European Network of Health Promoting Schools

British Food Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 610-620

  Bowker, Sue ^a   Tudor Smith, Chris ^a   Crosswaite, Catriona ^b   Hickman, Mary ^c   Mcguffin, Sam ^d  

^a Health Promotion Wales   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

^d Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Health; Nutrition; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986104537     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070709910288298     Document Type: Article

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