American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 395-401 , May 2009

News Coverage and Sales of Products with Trans Fat: Effects Before and After Changes in Federal Labeling Policy

  • Jeff Niederdeppe, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Jeff Niederdeppe, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, 336 Kennedy Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853-4203
    • ,
  • Dominick L. Frosch, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

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PII: S0749-3797(09)00089-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.01.023

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 395-401 , May 2009

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