The food industry and self-regulation: Standards to promote success and to avoid public health failures

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 240-246

  Sharma, Lisa L ^a   Teret, Stephen P ^a   Brownell, Kelly D ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FORESTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL CONTROL; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FISHERIES; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SERVICES; FORESTRY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NUTRITION POLICY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75649100900     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.160960     Document Type: Article

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