Food cost perceptions and food purchasing practices of uninsured, low-income, rural adults

Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-55

  Peterson, Sharon L ^a   Dodd, Katie M ^b   Kim, Kyungmi ^c   Roth, Sara Long ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food cost; Food purchasing practices; Healthful foods; Low income rural adults; Medically uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL INSURANCE; VEGETABLE;

EID: 77951541170     PISSN: 19320248     EISSN: 19320256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19320240903578073     Document Type: Article

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