Caregiver perceptions of the food marketing environment of African-American 3-11-year-olds: A qualitative study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2231-2239

  Baskin, Monica L ^a   Herbey, Ivan ^a   Williams, Ronnie ^b   Ard, Jamy D ^a   Ivankova, Nataliya ^a   Odoms Young, Angela ^c  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Congregations for Public Health Inc ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Caregiver perceptions; Children; Food marketing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARKETING; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ALABAMA; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MARKETING; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902388816     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013001766     Document Type: Article

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