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Samuels, S.E., Craypo, L., Lawrence, S., Lingas, E.O., Dorfman, L. (2007). Media, Marketing and Advertising and Obesity. In: Kumanyika, S., Brownson, R.C. (eds) Handbook of Obesity Prevention. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-47860-9_10

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