Do effects of price discounts and nutrition education on food purchases vary by ethnicity, income and education? Results from a randomised, controlled trial

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 902-908

  Blakely, Tony ^a   Mhurchu, Cliona Ni ^b   Jiang, Yannan ^b   Matoe, Leonie ^c   Funaki Tahifote, Mafi ^d   Eyles, Helen C ^b   Foster, Rachel H ^a   McKenzie, Sarah ^a   Rodgers, Anthony ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Te Hotu Manawa Maori   (New Zealand)

^d National Heart Foundation of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^e George Institute of International Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FAT; HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; PRICE DYNAMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMERCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 80955137784     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2010.118588     Document Type: Article

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