Feeding practices and styles used by a diverse sample of low-income parents of preschool-age children

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 242-249

  Ventura, Alison K ^a   Gromis, Judy C ^b   Lohse, Barbara ^b,c  

^a MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania Nutrition Education TRACKS   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding behavior; Food preferences; Low income; Parenting; Preschool child

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PHILADELPHIA; POVERTY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77956826851     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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