Neighbourhood-socioeconomic variation in women's diet: The role of nutrition environments

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1423-1432

  Thornton, L E ^a   Crawford, D A ^a   Ball, K ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

fast foods; food intake; fruits; neighbourhood; socioeconomic status; vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MARKET; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS; VEGETABLE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DIET; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649750841     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.174     Document Type: Article

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