Measuring local food environments: An overview of available methods and measures

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1284-1293

  Kelly, Bridget ^a   Flood, Victoria M ^a   Yeatman, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food environments; Instrument; Measurement; Survey

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD MARKET; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLY; LOCAL ECONOMY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

CONSUMER; COST; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; LOCAL FOOD ENVIRONMENT; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 80053562258     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.08.014     Document Type: Review

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