The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 4 , Pages 576-581 , April 2008

Comida en Venta: After-School Advertising on Spanish-Language Television in the United States

  • Darcy A. Thompson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Glenn Flores, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, TX
    • ,
  • Beth E. Ebel, MD, MSc, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Child Health Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
    • ,
  • Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Child Health Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Received 8 June 2007 ,Revised 26 July 2007 ,Accepted 5 September 2007.

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 Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation through the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program.

 The opinions are those of the authors and not the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

 No reprints offered.

PII: S0022-3476(07)00855-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.09.011

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 4 , Pages 576-581 , April 2008

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