Mediators of improved child diet quality following a health promotion intervention: The Melbourne InFANT Program

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Spence, Alison C ^a   Campbell, Karen J ^a   Crawford, David A ^a   McNaughton, Sarah A ^a   Hesketh, Kylie D ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Diet quality; Health promotion intervention; Mediators

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY PROTECTIVE DIETARY INDEX; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIET; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MENTAL RECALL; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENTING; SELF EFFICACY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84920861443     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-014-0137-5     Document Type: Article

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