Do the consumers understand the label information on nutrition and health?;Forstar konsumenter forpackningstexter om nutrition och halsa? Vad visar litteraturen?

Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition/Naringsforskning

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 163-168

  Reuterswärd, Anita Laser ^b   Svederberg, Eva ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DIETARY INTAKE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABELING INDEX;

EID: 0343114315     PISSN: 11026480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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