Is television advertising good for children? Areas of concern and policy implications

International Journal of Advertising

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 89-116

  Bandyopadhyay, Subir ^a   Kindra, Gurprit ^a   Sharp, Lavinia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84881906523     PISSN: 02650487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02650487.2001.11104878     Document Type: Article

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