The impact of menu labeling on fast-food purchases for children and parents

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 434-438

  Tandon, Pooja S ^a,b   Zhou, Chuan ^a,b   Chan, Nadine L ^a,c   Lozano, Paula ^a,b   Couch, Sarah C ^d   Glanz, Karen ^e   Krieger, James ^a,c   Saelens, Brian E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAST FOOD; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION SERVICE; PARENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; ENERGY INTAKE; FAST FOODS; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESTAURANTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 80053349290     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.06.033     Document Type: Article

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