The Popeye principle: Selling child health in the first nutrition crisis

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 803-838

  Lovett, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MASS MEDIUM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITION; REVIEW; SPINACH; UNITED STATES;

CARTOONS AS TOPIC; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 27744459646     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-30-5-803     Document Type: Review

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