Television and Children's Conceptions of Nutrition: Unhealthy Messages

Health Communication

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 245-257

  Signorielli, Nancy ^a   Lears, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0000086745     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc0404_1     Document Type: Article

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