Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 41, Issue 5 , Pages 365-370 , September 2009

Work Conditions and the Food Choice Coping Strategies of Employed Parents

  • Carol M. Devine, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Carol M. Devine, PhD, RD, 377 MVR, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853; Phone: (607) 255-2633; Fax: (607) 255-0178
    • ,
  • Tracy J. Farrell, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
    • ,
  • Christine E. Blake, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
    • ,
  • Margaret Jastran, RD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
    • ,
  • Elaine Wethington, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
    • ,
  • Carole A. Bisogni, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

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 Christine Blake, PhD, RD is now with the Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. This research was funded by the National Cancer Institute (RO1CA102684).

PII: S1499-4046(09)00017-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2009.01.007

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 41, Issue 5 , Pages 365-370 , September 2009

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