Maternal perception of the causes and consequences of sibling differences in eating behaviour

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1316-1322

  Webber, L ^a   Cooke, L ^a   Wardle, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

eating behaviour; feeding; parents; qualitative; sibling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPETITE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PERMISSIVENESS; SATIETY RESPONSE; SIBLING RELATIONS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 78149251027     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.159     Document Type: Article

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