Consumer awareness and self-reported behaviours related to salt consumption in Australia

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 550-554

  Webster, Jacqueline L ^a   Li, Nicole ^a   Dunford, Elizabeth K ^a   Nowson, Caryl A ^b   Neal, Bruce C ^a  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Consumer; Public health; Salt; Sodium

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALT INTAKE; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751471018     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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