Internet marketing directed at children on food and restaurant websites in two policy environments

Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 800-807

  Kent, M Potvin ^a   Dubois, L ^a   Kent, E A ^a   Wanless, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE MARKETING; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FOOD MARKETING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MARKETING; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRODUCT SAFETY; TELEVISION VIEWING;

BEVERAGES; CHILD; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; INTERNET; LANGUAGE; LIFE STYLE; MARKETING; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; QUEBEC; RESTAURANTS;

EID: 84878319192     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.20124     Document Type: Article

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