The failure of charitable school- and community-based nutrition programmes to feed hungry children

Critical Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-169

  Raine, Kim ^a   McIntyre, Lynn ^b   Dayle, Jutta B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; COMMUNITY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FAMILY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUNGER; INTERVIEW; JUSTICE; POVERTY; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 85047688415     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958159031000097634     Document Type: Article

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