A qualitative study exploring socio-economic differences in parental lay knowledge of food and health: Implications for public health nutrition

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 290-297

  Coveney, John ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lay knowledge; Parents; Pierre Bourdieu; Qualitative research methods; Social class

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PARENTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 18844454012     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2004682     Document Type: Article

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