Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 41, Issue 2 , Pages 79-86 , March 2009

Are Family Meal Patterns Associated with Overall Diet Quality during the Transition from Early to Middle Adolescence?

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 Data collection was supported by grant R40 MC 00319 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Service Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. Analyses were supported by the Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition, General Mills, and by the Adolescent Health Protection Training Program grant number T01-DP000112 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services.

PII: S1499-4046(08)00194-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2008.03.113

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 41, Issue 2 , Pages 79-86 , March 2009

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