Parental influences on the diets of 2- to 5-year-old children: Systematic review of qualitative research

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-19

  Peters, Jacqueline ^a   Parletta, Natalie ^a   Campbell, Karen ^b   Lynch, John ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; diet; nutrition; parents; prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893558667     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X13492940     Document Type: Article

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