Awareness and use of the Heart Symbol by Finnish consumers

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 476-482

  Lahti Koski, Marjaana ^a,b   Helakorpi, Satu ^a   Olli, Mari ^b   Vartiainen, Erkki ^a   Puska, Pekka ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Suomen Sydanliitto ry   (Finland)

^c WORLD HEART FEDERATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Education; Food choices; Health promotion; Nutrition labelling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD HABITS; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SYMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856353765     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898001100187X     Document Type: Article

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