A Child's Viewpoint: Determinants of Food Choice and Definition of Health in Low-Income 8- to 13-Year-Old Children in Urban Minnesota Communities

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 388-408

  Heidelberger, Lindsay A ^a   Smith, Chery ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

children's dietary perspective; food choice; low income; qualitative methodology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COOKING; EATING HABIT; EDUCATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84906657480     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2014.929547     Document Type: Article

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