Evaluating propensity score methods in a quasi-experimental study of the impact of menu-labeling

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Mayne, Stephanie L ^a   Lee, Brian K ^a   Auchincloss, Amy H ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUGMENTED NEAREST NEIGHBOR MATCHING; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD PACKAGING; FULL MATCHING; HUMAN; INVERSE PROPABILITY WEIGHTING; MACHINE LEARNING; MENU LABELING; NEAREST NEIGHBOR MATCHING; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROPENSITY SCORE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SODIUM INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MALE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PROPENSITY SCORE; RESTAURANTS;

EID: 84956643033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144962     Document Type: Article

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