Socio-economic differences in exposure to television food advertisements in the UK: A cross-sectional study of advertisements broadcast in one television region

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 487-494

  Adams, Jean ^a   Tyrrell, Rachel ^a   Adamson, Ashley J ^a   White, Martin ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advertisements; Diet; Media; Socio economic

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ECONOMICS; FOOD; HUMAN; OBESITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEVISION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FOOD; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OBESITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEVISION;

EID: 84856322909     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011001686     Document Type: Article

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