The association of soda sales tax and school nutrition laws: A concordance of policies

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2201-2206

  Greathouse, K Leigh ^a   Chriqui, Jamie ^b   Moser, Richard P ^a   Agurs Collins, Tanya ^a   Perna, Frank M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive foods; Policy; School; Soda tax

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FOOD HANDLING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCHOOL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAX; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHILD; FOOD DISPENSERS, AUTOMATIC; FOOD SERVICES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NUTRITION POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SCHOOLS; STATE GOVERNMENT; TAXES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910672927     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013003029     Document Type: Article

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