Parents are accurate reporters of their preschoolers' fruit and vegetable consumption under limited conditions

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 305-308

  Linneman, Cynthia ^a   Hessler, Kimberly ^a   Nanney, Susie ^a,c   Steger May, Karen ^b   Huynh, An ^a   Haire Joshu, Debra ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary assessment; Parent proxy; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; OAT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

EID: 12444299615     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60399-0     Document Type: Article

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