Nutrition Review: Lifestyle Approaches to Promoting Healthy Eating for Children

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-29

  Melanson, Kathleen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

diet in childhood; pediatric nutrition; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990373751     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827607309217     Document Type: Review

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