Unpacking fun food and children’s leisure: Mothers’ perspectives on preparing lunchboxes

Young Consumers

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 312-322

  Harman, Vicki ^a   Cappellini, Benedetta ^a  

^a ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Fun food; Leisure; Lunchboxes; Mothers; School; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927559966     PISSN: 17473616     EISSN: 17587212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/YC-11-2013-00410     Document Type: Article

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