Effects of health-related food taxes and subsidies on mortality from diet-related disease in New Zealand: An econometric-epidemiologic modelling study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Mhurchu, Cliona Ni ^a   Eyles, Helen ^a   Genc, Murat ^b   Scarborough, Peter ^c   Rayner, Mike ^c   Mizdrak, Anja ^c   Nnoaham, Kelechi ^c   Blakely, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATURATED FATTY ACID; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SUBSIDY; FOOD TAX; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NEW ZEALAND; RISK REDUCTION; VEGETABLE; DISEASES; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FOOD; HEALTH; INCOME; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAX;

DIET; DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FOOD; HEALTH; HUMANS; INCOME; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; TAXES;

EID: 84941357745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128477     Document Type: Article

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