Measuring diet cost at the individual level: A comparison of three methods

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1220-1225

  Monsivais, P ^a,b,c   Perrigue, M M ^c   Adams, S L ^c   Drewnowski, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Food prices; Socioeconomic inequalities; Supermarkets

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; FAT; IRON; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD EXPENDITURE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MARKET; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; COMMERCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; DIET RECORDS; ENERGY INTAKE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84887402648     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.176     Document Type: Article

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