Obesity PSAs: Are They Working as a Public Service?

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Stein, Karen ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37349026551     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2007.11.017     Document Type: Article

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