Adolescents and the media: Why don't paediatricians and parents "get it"?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 183, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 425-426

  Strasburger, Victor C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONSULTATION; EATING DISORDER; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING DISORDER; MASS MEDIUM; MOBILE PHONE; OBESITY; PARENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PEDIATRICIAN; RECREATION; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SUICIDE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 27644584550     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb07109.x     Document Type: Editorial

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