Changes in the sodium content of leading Australian fast-food products between 2009 and 2012

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 200, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 340-344

  Garcia, Julianne ^a   Dunford, Elizabeth K ^a   Sundstrom, Johan ^a   Neal, Bruce C ^a  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FAST FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SODIUM INTAKE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AUSTRALIA; FAST FOODS; FOOD INDUSTRY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SODIUM, DIETARY;

EID: 84901438613     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10049     Document Type: Article

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