Relationships between dietary intakes of children and their parents: A cross-sectional, secondary analysis of families participating in the Family Diet Quality Study

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 443-451

  Robinson, L N ^a   Rollo, M E ^a,b   Watson, J ^a,b   Burrows, T L ^a,b   Collins, C E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet quality; Dietary assessment; Mother father dyad; Nutrition; Parent child dyad

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FAMILY; FATHER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; OBESITY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FAMILY; FATHERS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; OBESITY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS;

EID: 84941740173     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12261     Document Type: Article

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