Examining compliance with a statewide law banning junk food and beverage marketing in Maine schools

Public Health Reports

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 216-223

  Polacsek, Michele ^a   O'Rourke, Karen ^a   O'Brien, Liam ^b   Blum, Janet Whatley ^c   Donahue, Sara ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b Colby College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; IRON; NICOTINIC ACID; PROTEIN; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MARKETING; MASS MEDIUM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL;

EID: 84858252009     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491212700211     Document Type: Article

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