Location, location, location: Eye-tracking evidence that consumers preferentially view prominently positioned nutrition information

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1704-1711

  Graham, Dan J ^a   Jeffery, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; READING; SELF DISCLOSURE; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; READING; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 82455192452     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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