Digital marketing of unhealthy foods to Australian children and adolescents

Health Promotion International

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 523-533

  Boelsen Robinson, Tara ^a,b   Backholer, Kathryn ^a,b   Peeters, Anna ^a,b  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescent; advertising; children; food; media

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING; AUSTRALIA; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHILD; FAST FOOD; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MARKETING; MOBILE APPLICATION; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL MEDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; AUSTRALIA; CARBONATED BEVERAGES; CHILD; FAST FOODS; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MARKETING; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84994791406     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dav008     Document Type: Article

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