Fruit and vegetable purchasing and the relative density of healthy and unhealthy food stores: Evidence from an Australian multilevel study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 231-236

  Mason, Kate E ^a   Bentley, Rebecca J ^a   Kavanagh, Anne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD STORAGE; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HEALTH RISK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VEGETABLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMMERCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84875076265     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-201535     Document Type: Article

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