The appliance of science: the role of evidence in the making of regulatory policy on children and food advertising in the UK

International Journal of Cultural Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-215

  Buckingham, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

advertising; children; evidence based policy; media policy; media regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050709324     PISSN: 10286632     EISSN: 14772833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286630802651594     Document Type: Article

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