Can even minimal news coverage influence consumer health-related behaviour? A case study of iodized salt sales, Australia

Health Education Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 543-548

  Li, Mu ^a   Chapman, Simon ^a   Agho, Kingsley ^a   Eastman, Creswell J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; TELEVISION;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; IODINE; NEWSPAPERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; TELEVISION;

EID: 44649122218     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cym028     Document Type: Article

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