The impact of industry self-regulation on television marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to Australian children: Could recent initiatives in industry self-regulation be missing the mark?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 148-149

  Smithers, Lisa G ^a   Merlin, Tracy L ^a   Lynch, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; AUSTRALIA; BEVERAGE; CHILD NUTRITION; EATING HABIT; EDITORIAL; FAST FOOD; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TELEVISION; UNHEALTHY FOOD ADVERTIZING;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; AUSTRALIA; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; MASS MEDIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEVISION;

EID: 84881300673     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10562     Document Type: Editorial

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