The contribution of three components of nutrition knowledge to socio-economic differences in food purchasing choices

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1814-1824

  McKinnon, Loretta ^a   Giskes, Katrina ^a   Turrell, Gavin ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet: Psychosocial; Nutrition knowledge; Socio economic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903716638     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013002036     Document Type: Article

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