Exposure to food advertising on television among US children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 553-560

  Powell, Lisa M ^a   Szczypka, Glen ^a   Chaloupka, Frank J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CATERING SERVICE; CEREAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST FOOD; FOOD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SWEETNESS; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOOD; HUMANS; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249948076     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.6.553     Document Type: Article

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