Protecting Children from Myopia: A PMT Perspective for Improving Health Marketing Communications

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-268

  Lwin, May O ^a   Saw, Seang Mei ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; MYOPIA; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SINGAPORE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD REARING; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; MYOPIA; PARENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 34248524166     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730701266299     Document Type: Article

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