Health, medicine, and food messages in television commercials during 1992 and 1998

Journal of School Health

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 61-65

  Byrd Bredbenner, Carol ^a   Grasso, Darlene ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; TELEVISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDIES; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TELEVISION;

EID: 0034133550     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2000.tb07245.x     Document Type: Article

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