Newspaper coverage of youth and tobacco: Implications for public health

Health Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-28

  Smith, Katherine Clegg ^a   Wakefield, Melanie ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Cancer Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; NEWSPAPERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; SMOKING;

EID: 33644537982     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc1901_3     Document Type: Article

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