Grandmothers' Involvement in Preschool-Aged Children's Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables: An Exploratory Study

ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 332-337

  Speirs, Katherine E ^a   Braun, Bonnie ^a   Zoumenou, Virginie ^a   Anderson, Elaine A ^a   Finkbeiner, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

fruit and vegetable consumption; grandmothers; nutrition education; preschool aged children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997908300     PISSN: 19414064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941406409349958     Document Type: Article

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