Television exposure and disordered eating among children: A longitudinal panel study

Journal of Communication

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 361-381

  Moriarty, Cortney M ^a   Harrison, Kristen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIET; MASS MEDIA; PANEL DATA; TELEVISION;

EID: 47949110103     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2008.00389.x     Document Type: Article

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