An exploratory study of eating patterns of Singapore children and teenagers

Health Education

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 239-248

  Ling Ang, Kai ^a   Foo, Schubert ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Children; Nutrition; Singapore; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986172414     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280210444119     Document Type: Article

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