Why Do Adolescent Health Researchers Ignore the Impact of the Media?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-205

  Strasburger, Victor C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; EATING DISORDER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RESEARCH;

EID: 60349120090     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.12.019     Document Type: Article

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