Spending in the U.S. on advertising for fast foods, sodas, and automobiles: Food for thought regarding the type 2 diabetes epidemic [3]

Diabetes Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 546-547

  Welch, Garry ^a  

^a JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; COST; DIABETIC OBESITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; LETTER; MASS MEDIUM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; BEVERAGE; CAR; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; FOOD;

ADVERTISING; AUTOMOBILES; BEVERAGES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042170032     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.26.2.546     Document Type: Letter

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