Shopping Behaviors of Low-income Families during a 1-Month Period of Time

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-29

  Darko, Janice ^a   Eggett, Dennis L ^a   Richards, Rickelle ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food expenditures; Low income population; Shopping behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; POVERTY; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COMMERCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; MENU PLANNING; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872157147     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2012.05.016     Document Type: Article

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