Food for thought: Parents' perspectives of child influence

British Food Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 181-191

  Turner, Jason J ^a   Kelly, James ^a   McKenna, Kirsty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dependants; Diet; Influence; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645280109     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700610651007     Document Type: Article

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