Interpretation of two nutrition content claims: A New Zealand survey

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-62

  Gorton, Delvina ^a   Mhurchu, Cliona Ni ^a   Bramley, Dale ^a   Dixon, Robyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Food labelling; Food legislation; Indigenous population; Low income population; New zealand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; INCOME; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCOME; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MALE; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 77649226529     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00474.x     Document Type: Review

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