Protecting young people from junk food advertising: Implications of psychological research for first amendment law

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 214-222

  Harris, Jennifer L ^a   Graff, Samantha K ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Public Health Law and Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DIET; FOOD; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DIET; FOOD; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857247969     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300328     Document Type: Article

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