Infographics and public policy: Using data visualization to convey complex information

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1901-1907

  Otten, Jennifer J ^a   Cheng, Karen ^a   Drewnowski, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; FOOD WASTE; HUMAN; NUTRITION; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; VISION; VISUAL INFORMATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84949198072     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0642     Document Type: Article

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