Should we use absolute or relative measures when assessing foodscape exposure in relation to fruit and vegetable intake? Evidence from a wide-scale Canadian study

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue , 2015, Pages 83-87

  Clary, Christelle M ^a,b   Ramos, Yuddy ^a,b   Shareck, Martine ^a,b   Kestens, Yan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian cities; Exposure; Food environment; Fruit and vegetable intake; Gender; Relative measures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; CITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VEGETABLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920084099     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.11.023     Document Type: Article

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