The role of health-related, motivational and sociodemographic aspects in predicting food label use: A comprehensive study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 407-414

  Hess, Rebecca ^a   Visschers, Vivianne H M ^a   Siegrist, Michael ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Comprehensive model; Food label; Nutrition table; Predictors of food label use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIET; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HABIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMERCE; DIET; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856323317     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898001100156X     Document Type: Article

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