A child-to-child approach to promoting healthier snacking in primary school children: A randomised trial in Northern Ireland

Health Education

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-27

  Freeman, Ruth ^a   Bunting, Grace ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dentists; Diet; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986172552     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280310459121     Document Type: Review

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