Public support for a sugar-sweetened beverage tax and pro-tax messages in a Mid-Atlantic US state

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2263-2273

  Donaldson, Elisabeth A ^a   Cohen, Joanna E ^a   Rutkow, Lainie ^a   Villanti, Andrea C ^a,b   Kanarek, Norma F ^a   Barry, Colleen L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonated beverages; Health policy; Nutrition policy; Obesity; Paediatric obesity

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS; BEVERAGE; BODY WEIGHT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAX; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEVERAGES; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TAXES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937127899     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014002699     Document Type: Article

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