Individual and area-level socioeconomic associations with fast food purchasing

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 873-880

  Thornton, Lukar E ^a   Bentley, Rebecca J ^b   Kavanagh, Anne M ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DATA SET; EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRICE DYNAMICS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMERCE; DATA COLLECTION; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 80955143664     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.099614     Document Type: Article

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