Sales of healthy choices at fast food restaurants in Australia

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-41

  Wellard, Lyndal ^a   Glasson, Colleen ^a   Chapman, Kathy ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fast food; Nutritional composition; Public health; Reformulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; DECISION MAKING; DIET; ECONOMICS; FAST FOOD; HUMAN; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET; FAST FOODS; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; OVERWEIGHT; RESTAURANTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861152292     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he12037     Document Type: Article

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