Factors influencing children's food choice

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 26-32

  Koivisto Hursti, Ulla Kaisa ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child; Exposure; Family; Food choice; Gatekeeper; Neophobia; Parental behaviour; Preferences

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032945769     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07853890.1999.11904396     Document Type: Conference Paper

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