Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 339-345 , April 2010

Television Use and Snacking Behaviors Among Children and Adolescents in China

  • Sarah A. Parvanta, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sarah A. Parvanta, M.P.H., The Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, 3620 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6220.
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  • Jane D. Brown, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Shufa Du, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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  • Catherine R. Zimmer, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • The Odum Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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  • Xinshu Zhao, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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  • Fengying Zhai, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China

Received 3 January 2009 ,Accepted 5 August 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00307-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.08.002

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 339-345 , April 2010

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