Validation of the parent mealtime action scale (PMAS) when applied to children referred to a hospital-based feeding clinic

Appetite

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 553-557

  Williams, Keith E ^a   Hendy, Helen M ^b   Seiverling, Laura J ^c   Can, Salih Hakan ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet variety; Feeding problems; Mealtime behavior; Parent actions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PARENT MEALTIME ACTION SCALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEIGHT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79952986348     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.01.021     Document Type: Article

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