Gender display in Scandinavian and American advertising for antidepressants

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 306-310

  Lövdahl, Ulrica ^a   Riska, Åsa ^a   Riska, Elianne ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

advertising; antidepressants; gender; gender display; psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DENMARK; DRUG MARKETING; FINLAND; GENDER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DENMARK; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PERIODICALS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SEX; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033306099     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948990270040401     Document Type: Article

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