Portrayal of health-related behaviours in popular UK television soap operas

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 575-577

  Verma, T ^a   Adams, J ^a   White, M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TELEVISION;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MASS MEDIUM; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; TELEVISION; TELEVISION VIEWING; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICINE IN ART; TELEVISION; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34347226311     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.050757     Document Type: Article

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