Food costs and healthful diets: The need for solution-oriented research and policies

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1007-1008

  Ni Mhurchu, Cliona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET; EDITORIAL; FOOD; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION; POLICY; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; NOTE; STANDARD;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS;

EID: 78149255145     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.002717     Document Type: Editorial

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