Surveillance of dietary habits and lifestyles among 5-6 year-old children and their families living in Central-North Italy

Sozial- und Praventivmedizin

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 134-141

  Tripodi, Alberto ^a   Daghio, Monica ^a   Severi, Sabrina ^a   Ferrari, Laura ^a   Ciardullo, Anna V ^a  

^a AUSL Modena   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eating habit; Health information; Nutrition related behaviour; Pre school children; Television

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD NUTRITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NURSERY SCHOOL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 22844447430     PISSN: 03038408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-005-4001-x     Document Type: Article

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