Parental perceptions of feeding practices in five European countries: An exploratory study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 946-956

  Synnott, K ^a   Bogue, J ^a   Edwards, C A ^b   Scott, J A ^b   Higgins, S ^b   Norin, E ^c   Frias, D ^d   Amarri, S ^e   Adam, R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^e S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD WELFARE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; ITALY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICIAN; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; PARENTS; SCOTLAND; SPAIN; SWEDEN; WEANING;

EID: 34547623774     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602604     Document Type: Article

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