The use of nutritional labels by college students in a food-court setting

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-302

  Kolodinsky, Jane ^a   Green, Jennifer ^a   Michahelles, Marina ^a   Harvey Berino, Jean R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

College health; Labels; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149155945     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.57.3.297-302     Document Type: Article

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