Food advertising and childhood obesity

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 51-52

  Ashton, David ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; CANADA; CANCER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; DIABETES MELLITUS; EATING HABIT; EDITORIAL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NORTH AMERICA; NUTRIENT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1242315488     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.97.2.51     Document Type: Editorial

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