Public service announcement perceptions: A quantitative examination of anti-violence messages

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 181-188

  Borzekowski, Dina L G ^a,b   Poussaint, Alvin F ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; SCHOOL; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC OPINION; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0032849742     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(99)00075-6     Document Type: Article

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