Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 312-317 , September 2010

Child-feeding Practices and Child Overweight Perceptions of Family Day Care Providers Caring for Preschool-aged Children

  • Lynn S. Brann, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Lynn S. Brann, PhD, RD, Department of Nutrition Science and Dietetics, College of Human Ecology, Syracuse University, 304 Lyman Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-2735

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 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

PII: S0891-5245(09)00275-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.09.001

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 312-317 , September 2010

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