Development of a scale to measure 9-11-year-olds' attitudes towards breakfast

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 511-518

  Tapper, K ^a   Murphy, S ^a   Lynch, R ^a   Clark, R ^a   Moore, G F ^a   Moore, L ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOY; BREAD; CEREAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GIRL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEAL; MILK; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RECALL; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; EATING; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 47949099940     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602735     Document Type: Article

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