A critical analysis of UK public health policies in relation to diet and nutrition in low-income households

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-78

  Attree, Pamela ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low income; Nutrition; Policy; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

CHILD NUTRITION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NUTRITION; OBESITY; POLICY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 33745948166     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2006.00055.x     Document Type: Review

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