The availability of snack food displays that may trigger impulse purchases in Melbourne supermarkets

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Thornton, Lukar E ^a   Cameron, Adrian J ^a   McNaughton, Sarah A ^a   Worsley, Anthony ^a   Crawford, David A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Area level disadvantage; Food environment; Snack food; Supermarkets

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FAST FOOD; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; COMMERCE; FAST FOODS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; POVERTY AREAS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84858134504     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-194     Document Type: Article

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