Consumer attitudes, knowledge, and behavior related to salt consumption in sentinel countries of the Americas

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 265-273

  Claro, Rafael Moreira ^a   Linders, Hubert ^b   Ricardo, Camila Zancheta ^a   Legetic, Branka ^c   Campbell, Norm R C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Consumers International ^*  (Chile)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Americas; Attitude; Behavior; Consumer organizations; Knowledge; Sodium

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DATA ACQUISITION; DIET; HEALTH BELIEF; KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SALT; SAMPLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALT INTAKE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STANDARD; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMERICAS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; YOUNG ADULT;

ARGENTINA; CANADA; CHILE; COSTA RICA; ECUADOR;

EID: 84872797804     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892012001000004     Document Type: Article

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