A comparison of the cost of generic and branded food products in Australian supermarkets

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 894-900

  Chapman, Kathryn ^a   Innes Hughes, Christine ^a   Goldsbury, David ^a   Kelly, Bridget ^b   Bauman, Adrian ^b   Allman Farinelli, Margaret ^c  

^a CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Generic; Keywords Food costs; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DIET; ECONOMICS; FOOD; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AUSTRALIA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; FOOD; FOOD SUPPLY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84876108687     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012000961     Document Type: Article

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