Early feeding practices and family structure: Associations with overweight in children

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 132-136

  Hunsberger, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Childhood overweight; Early feeding practices; Family structure; Only child

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; DIET; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SIBLINGS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84893943325     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665113003741     Document Type: Article

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