Action needed to combat food and drink companies' social media marketing to adolescents

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 146-147

  Williams, Simon ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; BEVERAGE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL MEDIA; WEB BROWSER;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; FAST FOODS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MARKETING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877614267     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913913484871     Document Type: Note

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