Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 365-373 , May 2003

Influences on adolescent eating patterns: the importance of family meals

  • Tami M Videon, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA (T.M.V.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Tami M. Videon, Ph.D., Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, 30 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1293,USA.
    • ,
  • Carolyn K Manning, M.Ag., R.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA (C.K.M.)

,Accepted 12 November 2002.

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PII: S1054-139X(02)00711-5

doi: 10.1016/S1054-139X(02)00711-5

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 365-373 , May 2003

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