Cancer coverage in mass-circulating Canadian women's magazines

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-59

  Hoffman Goetz, Laurie ^a   Macdonald, Megan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER MORTALITY; MASS MEDIUM;

EID: 0032973976     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404101     Document Type: Article

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