A case study of the New York City trans-fat story for international application

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-16

  Tan, Andy S L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Health Promotion Board Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

New York City; Nutrition policy; Trans fatty acids

Indexed keywords

TRANS FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; NUTRITION POLICY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POLICY MAKING; RESTAURANTS; TRANS FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 65249094806     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2008.42     Document Type: Article

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