Test-retest reliability and comparison of children's reports with parents' reports of young children's fruit and vegetable preferences

Appetite

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 574-581

  Vereecken, Carine Anna ^a,b   Vandervorst, Stephanie ^b   Nicklas, Theresa ^c   Covents, Marc ^b   Maes, Lea ^b  

^a RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Online; Preferences; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 78649446830     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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