Mass media and healthy aging

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 319-331

  Wadsworth, Laurie A ^a   Johnson, Christine P ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Mass media; Media health effects; Television

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BODY IMAGE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MARKETING; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TELEVISION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY IMAGE; CANADA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MARKETING; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; TELEVISION;

EID: 58149468253     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639360802265863     Document Type: Article

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