A content analysis of the quantity and accuracy of dietary supplement information found in magazines with high adolescent readership

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-164

  Shaw, Patricia ^a   Zhang, Vivien ^b   Metallinos Katsaras, Elizabeth ^a,c  

^a Lowell WIC Program   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REFERENCE DATABASE; RESEARCH; VISIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 60749106133     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0323     Document Type: Article

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