Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages: A survey of knowledge, attitudes and behaviours

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1355-1361

  Rivard, Cheryl ^a   Smith, Danielle ^a   McCann, Susan E ^a   Hyland, Andrew ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Sugar sweetened beverages; Survey; Taxation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEVERAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; DIET; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUGAR INTAKE; TAX; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEVERAGES; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY SUCROSE; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; TAXES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864027741     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011002898     Document Type: Article

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