Caregiver knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding vitamin A intake by Dominican children

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-68

  Mills, Jordan P ^a   Mills, Timothy A ^b   Reicks, Marla ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Children; Dominican Republic; Nutrition education; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANANA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EATING HABIT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GARDENING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANGO; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33846273851     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2007.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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