Positive effect of a targeted intervention to improve access and availability of fruit and vegetables in an area of deprivation

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1074-1078

  Jennings, Amy ^a   Cassidy, Aedín ^a   Winters, Tim ^b   Barnes, Sarah ^b   Lipp, Alistair ^b   Holland, Richard ^a   Welch, Ailsa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Deprivation; Fruit and vegetables; Targeted intervention

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH RISK; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE FOOD STORE INTERVENTION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY; VEGETABLE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84864828807     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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