Dietary supplement advertising in the US: A review and research agenda

International Journal of Advertising

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 547-577

  DeLorme, Denise E ^a   Huh, Jisu ^b   Reid, Leonard N ^c   An, Soontae ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84865184974     PISSN: 02650487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2501/IJA-31-3-547-577     Document Type: Article

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