The happy Meal® Effect: The impact of toy premiums on healthy eating among children in Ontario, Canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 244-248

  Hobin, Erin P ^a   Hammond, David G ^a   Daniel, Samantha ^a   Hanning, Rhona M ^a   Manske, Steve R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fast foods; Nutrition policy; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867299208     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404228     Document Type: Article

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