Initial Outcomes of the VERB™ Campaign. Tweens' Awareness and Understanding of Campaign Messages

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Huhman, Marian ^a   Bauman, Adrian ^b   Bowles, Heather R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNET; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; AWARENESS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42949123007     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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