Regulating food marketing to young people worldwide: Trends and policy drivers (American Journal of Public Health (2007) 97, (1962-1973) DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.101162);Regulating and litigating in the public interest. Regulating food marketing to young people worldwide: Trends and policy drivers

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1962-1973

  Hawkes, Corinna ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MARKETING; OBESITY; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEVERAGE; CHILD; ETHICS; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEVERAGES; CHILD; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MARKETING; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35748937685     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.101162e     Document Type: Erratum

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