Effectiveness of school food environment policies on children’s dietary behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Renata Micha; Dimitra Karageorgou; Ioanna Bakogianni; Eirini Trichia; Laurie P Whitsel; Mary Story; Jose L Peñalvo; Dariush Mozaffarian

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0194555

Effectiveness of school food environment policies on children’s dietary behaviors

A systematic review and meta-analysis

Dados Bibliográficos

ID	23328664
Autores	Renata Micha (0000-0002-3983-1632), Dimitra Karageorgou (0000-0002-5451-3835), Ioanna Bakogianni, Eirini Trichia (0000-0002-7655-5905), Laurie P Whitsel (0000-0003-3896-7471), Mary Story, Jose L Peñalvo (0000-0003-0096-6238), Dariush Mozaffarian (0000-0001-7958-9492)
Editores	Manuel Portero-Otin
Ano	2018
Volume	13
Fascículo	3
Páginas	e0194555
Data de publicação	2018-03-29
Peer Reviewed	Sim
Open Access	Sim
Tipo	ARTICLE
Periódico	PLoS ONE (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódico	ISSN: 1932-6203 • E-ISSN: 1932-6203
Editora	Public Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0194555
Idioma	EN
Citações recebidas	106
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