Food at checkouts in non-food stores: A cross-sectional study of a large indoor shopping mall

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 2786-2793

  Wright, James ^a   Kamp, Erin ^a   White, Martin ^a,b,c   Adams, Jean ^a,b,c   Sowden, Sarah ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Marketing; Nutrition; Obesity; Public health; Shops

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMMERCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD SUPPLY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944353806     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980015000178     Document Type: Article

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