Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 74-82 , July 2010

Exposure to a Comprehensive School Intervention Increases Vegetable Consumption

  • May C. Wang, Dr.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
    • Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: May C. Wang, Dr.P.H., Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA School of Public Health, 650 Charles E. Young Drive South, CHS 26-051B, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
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  • Suzanne Rauzon, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • College of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
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  • Natalie Studer, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • College of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
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  • Anna C. Martin, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • College of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
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  • Launa Craig, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • College of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
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  • Caitlin Merlo, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • College of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
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  • Kelly Fung, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • College of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
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  • Deniz Kursunoglu, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
    • College of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
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  • Muyun Shannguan, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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  • Patricia Crawford, Dr.P.H., R.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California
    • College of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California

Received 10 July 2009 ,Accepted 12 December 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00698-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.12.014

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 74-82 , July 2010

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