Mandatory menu labeling in one fast-food chain in king county, Washington

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-127

  Finkelstein, Eric A ^a   Strombotne, Kiersten L ^a   Chan, Nadine L ^b   Krieger, James ^c  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^b Assessment Policy Development and Evaluation   (United States)

^c Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIE; CATERING SERVICE; FAST FOOD; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD PACKAGING; LAW; PURCHASING; UNITED STATES;

COMMERCE; FAST FOODS; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; PRODUCT LABELING; WASHINGTON;

EID: 78651492077     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.10.019     Document Type: Article

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