Perceptions on the use of pricing strategies to stimulate healthy eating among residents of deprived neighbourhoods: A focus group study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Waterlander, Wilma E ^a   de Mul, Anika ^a   Schuit, Albertine J ^a,b   Seidell, Jacob C ^a   Steenhuis, Ingrid H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAD; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MARKETING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NETHERLANDS; PURCHASING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REWARD; THINKING;

EID: 77952295565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-44     Document Type: Article

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