Industry self-regulation to improve student health: Quantifying changes in beverage shipments to schools

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1928-1935

  Wescott, Robert F ^a   Fitzpatrick, Brendan M ^a   Phillips, Elizabeth ^a  

^a Keybridge Research LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

CARBONATED BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866321602     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300610     Document Type: Article

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