Availability of point-of-purchase nutrition information at a fast-food restaurant

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 458-459

  Wootan, Margo G ^a   Osborn, Melissa ^a   Malloy, Claudia J ^a  

^a Center for Science in the Public Interest   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast food; Health policy; Nutrition food; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EMPLOYEE; FAST FOOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MANAGER; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; DISCLOSURE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MENU PLANNING; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RESTAURANTS;

EID: 33751544396     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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