Collecting accurate secondary foodscape data. A reflection on the trials and tribulations

Appetite

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 522-527

  Burgoine, Thomas ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food environment; Foodscape; Geographical information systems; North East England; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DATA BASE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD ENVIRONMENT; FOODSCAPE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; OBESITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DIET; ENGLAND; FOOD SUPPLY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 78649449677     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.08.020     Document Type: Article

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