Pester power: Snackfoods displayed at supermarket checkouts in Melbourne, Australia

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 124-127

  Dixon, Helen ^a   Scully, Maree ^a   Parkinson, Kristiina ^b  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b Brighton and Hove City Teaching Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impulse buy; Point of sale display; Snack food; Supermarket checkout

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MARKETING; PARENT;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MARKETING; PARENTS; VICTORIA;

EID: 33845693215     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he06124     Document Type: Article

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