A randomized trial of a brief multimedia intervention to improve comprehension of food labels

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-31

  Jay, Melanie ^a   Adams, Jennifer ^a   Herring, Sharon J ^b   Gillespie, Colleen ^a   Ark, Tavinder ^a   Feldman, Henry ^c   Jones, Vicky ^a   Zabar, Sondra ^a   Stevens, David ^a   Kalet, Adina ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Food labeling; Health literacy; Nutrition; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MULTIMEDIA; NUTRITION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; NEW YORK CITY; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 58149170561     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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