Australian parents' views on their 5-6-year-old children's food choices

Health Promotion International

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-18

  Campbell, Karen J ^a   Crawford, David A ^a   Hesketh, Kylie D ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child diet; Obesity prevention; Parental views

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33847642143     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dal035     Document Type: Article

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