Media as a public health issue

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 445-446

  Christakis, Dimitri A ^a   Zimmerman, Frederick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING; CHILD; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645561982     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 10724710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.160.4.445     Document Type: Editorial

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