Child-oriented marketing techniques in snack food packages in Guatemala

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Chacon, Violeta ^a   Letona, Paola ^a   Barnoya, Joaquin ^a,b  

^a Cardiovascular Surgery Unit of Guatemala ^*  (Guatemala)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Marketing; Snack food

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885530941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-967     Document Type: Article

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