A pilot survey of socio-economic differences in child-feeding behaviours among parents of primary-school children

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1030-1036

  Clark, Heather R ^a   Goyder, Elizabeth ^a   Bissell, Paul ^a   Blank, Lindsay ^a   Walters, Stephen J ^a   Peters, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Child; Feeding; Parent; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROL OVER EATING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET RESTRICTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL FEEDING; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENCOURAGEMENT TO EAT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL FEEDING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL FEEDING STYLE QUESTIONNAIRE; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 51049097688     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007001401     Document Type: Article

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