"It's junk food and chicken nuggets": Children's perspectives on 'kids' food' and the question of food classification

Journal of Consumer Behaviour

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 133-140

  Elliott, Charlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 79959707145     PISSN: 14720817     EISSN: 14791838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cb.360     Document Type: Article

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