A social marketing approach to improving the nutrition of low-income women and children: An initial focus group study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1563-1568

  Hampson, Sarah E ^a,b   Martin, Julia ^a   Jorgensen, Jenel ^a   Barker, Mary ^c  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Focus groups; Low income; Nutrition; Social marketing; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL MARKETING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MARKETING; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OREGON; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69749124088     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009004868     Document Type: Article

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