An economic analysis of community-level fast food prices and individual-level fast food intake: A longitudinal study

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1235-1241

  Gordon Larsen, Penny ^a,b   Guilkey, David K ^b   Popkin, Barry M ^a,b  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

(MeSH): diet; Adolescent; Economic incentives; Epidemiology; GIS; United States

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DIET; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNICITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD MARKET; GENDER RELATIONS; GIS; INCENTIVE; OBESITY; PRICE DYNAMICS; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNICITY; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053560400     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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