A mixed-method examination of food marketing directed towards children in Australian supermarkets

Health Promotion International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 267-277

  Campbell, Sarah ^a   James, Erica L ^b   Stacey, Fiona G ^b   Bowman, Jennifer ^a   Chapman, Kathy ^c   Kelly, Bridget ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

child; food advertising; food marketing; supermarket

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARKETING; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MARKETING; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84900802642     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/das060     Document Type: Article

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