Effects of media violence on health-related outcomes among young men

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 341-347

  Brady, Sonya S ^a,b   Matthews, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33645568543     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 10724710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.160.4.341     Document Type: Article

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