Perceptions of the food environment are associated with fast-food (not fruit-and-vegetable) consumption: Findings from multi-level models

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 599-608

  Lucan, Sean C ^a   Mitra, Nandita ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruits and vegetables Fast food Food environment Multi level models Neighborhoods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHILADELPHIA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84863741980     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0276-2     Document Type: Article

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