Adolescent experiences of 'family meals' in australia

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 243-260

  Gallegos, Danielle ^a   Dziurawiec, Suzanne ^b   Fozdar, Farida ^b   Abernethie, Loraine ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Legislative Assembly   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescents; Australia; diet; family; meals; web based survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052353451     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783310386826     Document Type: Article

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