Expert views on most suitable monetary incentives on food to stimulate healthy eating

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-331

  Waterlander, Wilma E ^a   Steenhuis, Ingrid H M ^a   De Vet, Emely ^a   Schuit, Albertine J ^a,b   Seidell, Jacob C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

Food; Healthy eating; Interventions; Prices; Pricing strategies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DELPHI STUDY; EATING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; COMMERCE; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD;

EID: 77952916473     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp198     Document Type: Article

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