Advertising of fast food to children on Australian television: The impact of industry self-regulation

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-24

  Hebden, Lana A ^a   King, Lesley ^a   Grunseit, Anne ^a   Kelly, Bridget ^a   Chapman, Kathy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOREGULATION; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD HEALTH; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; TELEVISION;

EID: 79960088247     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03182.x     Document Type: Article

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