Managing the 'picky eater' dilemma

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 184-190

  Ong, Christina ^a   Phuah, Kar Yin ^b   Salazar, Endrina ^c   How, Choon How ^c  

^a Department of Paediatric Medicine   (Singapore)

^b KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c SingHealth Polyclinics Sengkang   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Feeding guidelines; Feeding principles; Paediatrics; Picky eater; Picky eating

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; RED FLAG SYMPTOM; REINFORCEMENT; SYMPTOM; TASTE ACUITY; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES;

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 84898845282     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2014049     Document Type: Article

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