Maternal correlates of maternal child feeding practices: A systematic review

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-43

  Mcphie, Skye ^a   Skouteris, Helen ^a   Daniels, Lynne ^b   Jansen, Elena ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feeding; Maternal behaviours; Maternal characteristics; Mothers; Obesity; Preschool

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; CINAHL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

FEEDING; MATERNAL BEHAVIOURS; MATERNAL CHARACTERISTICS; MOTHERS; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84890560671     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00452.x     Document Type: Review

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