Use of electronic sales data to tailor nutrition education resources for an ethnically diverse population

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-47

  Eyles, H ^a   Rodgers, A ^b   Ni Mhurchu, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b George Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Electronic sales data; Ethnic groups; Point of sale; Supermarket; Tailor

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; COMMERCE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIET SURVEYS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP;

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EID: 73949157480     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2009.01006.x     Document Type: Article

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