High quality nutrient intake is associated with higher household expenditures by Japanese adults

BioScience Trends

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 176-182

  Fukuda, Yoshiharu ^a   Hiyoshi, Ayako ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet quality; Health inequalities; Household expenditures; Nutrient intake; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; RISK; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866876277     PISSN: 18817815     EISSN: 18817823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5582/bst.2012.v6.4.176     Document Type: Article

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