An analysis of cardiovascular health information in popular young women's magazines: What messages are women receiving?

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-186

  Turner, Melanie B ^a   Vader, Amanda M ^a   Walters, Scott T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Content analysis; Mass media; Prevention research; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

EID: 38049026190     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.22.3.183     Document Type: Article

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