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Achieving physiological change in school-based intervention trials: what makes a preventive intervention successful?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Leslie A. Lytle ,
David R. Jacobs Jr ,
Cheryl L. Perry  and
Knut-Inge Klepp
Leslie A. Lytle
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota School of Public Health1300 South Second StreetMinneapolisMN 55454USA
David R. Jacobs Jr
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota School of Public Health1300 South Second StreetMinneapolisMN 55454USA Institute for Nutrition Research University of OsloPO Box 1046Blindern N-0316OsloNorway
Cheryl L. Perry
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota School of Public Health1300 South Second StreetMinneapolisMN 55454USA
Knut-Inge Klepp
Affiliation:
Institute for Nutrition Research University of OsloPO Box 1046Blindern N-0316OsloNorway
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Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 88 , Issue 3 , September 2002 , pp. 219 - 221
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2002

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