Perception of picky eating among children in Singapore and its impact on caregivers: A questionnaire survey

Asia Pacific Family Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Goh, Daniel Y T ^a,b   Jacob, Anna ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c Abbott Nutrition International   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Child; Child preschool; Family health; Feeding behaviour; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867803570     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1447056X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1447-056X-11-5     Document Type: Review

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