Dietary habits and children's family lives

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-97

  Sweeting, Helen ^a   West, P ^a  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Diet; Family; Maternal employment; Socio economic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LIFE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; DIET SURVEYS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 17144394364     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2005.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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