The Informal Networks in Food Procurement by Older People-A Cross European Comparison

Ageing International

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 253-275

  Turrini, Aida ^a   D'Addezio, Laura ^a   Maccati, Fabrizia ^a   Davy, Brenda M ^b   Arber, Sara ^c   Davidson, Kate ^c   Grunert, Klaus ^d   Schuhmacher, Birgit ^e,f   Pfau, Cornelie ^e   Kozłowska, Katarzyna ^g   Szczecińska, Anna ^g   de Morais, Cecília Medeiros ^h   Afonso, Cláudia ^h   Bofill, Silvia ⁱ   Lacasta, Yolanda ⁱ   Nydahl, Margaretha ^j   Ekblad, Jenny ^j,k   Raats, Monique M ^c   Lumbers, Margaret ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^f Catholic University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

^g WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^j UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^k LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

Food procurement; Food shopping ways; Food related quality of life; Formal network; Habits; Informal network

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649823568     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-010-9060-5     Document Type: Article

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