It's time to determine the cost of a healthy diet in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 363-365

  Burns, Cate ^a   Friel, Sharon ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost; Food

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHILD NUTRITION; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OBESITY; POLICY; PREVALENCE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

AUSTRALIA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; OBESITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34548042825     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2007.00088.x     Document Type: Note

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