Examining media representations: Benefits for health psychology

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 349-358

  Lyons, Antonia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical psychology; Health portrayals; Media representations; Menopause; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MENOPAUSE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0033885789     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910530000500307     Document Type: Conference Paper

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