Using Focus Groups to Develop a Nutrition Labeling Program within University Food Service

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 431-443

  Pohlmeier, Ali ^a   Reed, Debra B ^a   Boylan, Mallory ^a   Harp, Shelley ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Nutrition labels; University food service

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860651169     PISSN: 1077727X     EISSN: 15523934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-3934.2012.02121.x     Document Type: Article

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