Health Statements Made in Infant Formula Advertisements in Pregnancy and Early Parenting Magazines: A Content Analysis

ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-25

  Stang, Jamie ^a   Hoss, Kathleen ^b   Story, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Morrison Senior Living   (United States)

Author keywords

advertising; breastfeeding promotion; health claims; infant formula; infant nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997908479     PISSN: 19414064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941406409359806     Document Type: Article

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