Evaluating a minor storyline on ER about teen obesity, hypertension, and 5 a day

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 551-566

  Valente, Thomas W ^a   Murphy, Sheila ^a   Huang, Grace ^a   Gusek, Jodi ^a   Greene, Jennie ^a   Beck, Vicki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BURN; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; VEGETABLE; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; DIET; DRAMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL MARKETING; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 34548306579     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730701508385     Document Type: Article

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