Food insecurity works through depression, parenting, and infant feeding to influence overweight and health in toddlers

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2160-2165

  Bronte Tinkew, Jacinta ^a   Zaslow, Martha ^a   Capps, Randolph ^b   Horowitz, Allison ^a   McNamara, Michelle ^b  

^a CHILD TRENDS   (United States)

^b URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; TODDLER;

EID: 34548418671     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.9.2160     Document Type: Article

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