Trends in the cost of a healthy food basket and fruit and vegetable availability in New South Wales, Australia, between 2006 and 2009

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 117-126

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

^a CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food cost; Fruit and vegetable availability; Price

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903133259     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12057     Document Type: Article

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