Children's exposure to food advertising: An analysis of the effectiveness of self-regulatory codes in Australia

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-40

  Roberts, Michele ^a   Pettigrew, Simone ^a   Chapman, Kathy ^b   Quester, Pascale ^c   Miller, Caroline ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advertising; Children; Content analysis; Food; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896543498     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12040     Document Type: Article

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