How do vested interests maintain outdated policy? The case of food marketing to New Zealand children

Open Health Services and Policy Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 30-38

  Field, Penny ^a   Gauld, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; Food advertising; Influence tactics; Public health nutrition policy; Vested interests

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD NUTRITION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD QUALITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP;

EID: 80455156304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18749240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874924001104010030     Document Type: Article

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