Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 248-256 , September 2007

Associations between Maternal Concern for Healthful Eating and Maternal Eating Behaviors, Home Food Availability, and Adolescent Eating Behaviors

  • Kerri N. Boutelle, PhD, LP

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationAuthor for correspondence: Kerri Boutelle, PhD, LP, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, 200 Oak St SE, Suite 160, Minneapolis, MN 55455; Phone: (612) 626-2633; Fax: (612) 624-0997
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  • Robyn W. Birkeland, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Peter J. Hannan, MStat

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Mary Story, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 This manuscript was developed when Robyn W. Birkeland was a fellow at the University of Minnesota and is supported in part through funds from the Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Fellowship Training Program, University of Minnesota (grant 1-T71-MC00025-01, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, DHHS). This study was supported by grant MCJ-27034 (D. Neumark-Sztainer, principal investigator) from the Maternal and Child Health Program (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.

PII: S1499-4046(07)00469-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.04.179

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 248-256 , September 2007

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