Evaluation of an American Legacy Foundation/Washington State Department of Health media literacy pilot study

Health Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-95

  Austin, Erica Weintraub ^a   Pinkleton, Bruce E ^a   Hust, Stacey J T ^a   Cohen, Marilyn ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; STUDENT; TELEVISION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADVERTISING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RISK-TAKING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; STUDENTS; TELEVISION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; WASHINGTON;

EID: 24944447165     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc1801_4     Document Type: Article

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