Ethnic differences in the home food environment and parental food practices among families of low-income Hispanic and African-American preschoolers

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1014-1022

  Skala, Katherine ^a,b   Chuang, Ru Jye ^a,b   Evans, Alexandra ^c   Hedberg, Ann Marie ^a,b   Dave, Jayna ^d   Sharma, Shreela ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DELL INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Family health; Minority populations; Nutrition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS;

EID: 84871957856     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9575-9     Document Type: Article

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