Adolescents' dietary habits and attitudes: Unpacking the 'problem of (parental) influence'

Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-49

  Eldridge, Jane ^a,b   Murcott, Anne ^a,b,c  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ESRC Research Programme   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(un)healthy eating; Adolescent health; Food selection; Influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040101288     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136345930000400102     Document Type: Article

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