Early Childhood Feeding: Assessing Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Multi-Ethnic Child-Care Providers

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 447-451

  Freedman, Marjorie R ^a   Alvarez, Karina P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CHILD NUTRITION; DAY CARE; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ASIAN AMERICANS; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 76849091901     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2009.11.018     Document Type: Article

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