Children's consumption of beverages in Singapore: Knowledge, attitudes and practice

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 465-472

  Goh, Danial Yam Thiam ^a   Jacob, Anna ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; beverage consumption; children; milk; Singapore

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEVERAGE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALT; MILK; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE;

ANIMALS; BEVERAGES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MILK; MOTHERS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 79960737637     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01999.x     Document Type: Article

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