Reader letters to women's health magazines

Feminist Media Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-170

  Newman, Christy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

"Will to health"; Discourse analysis; Reader letters; Women's health magazines

Indexed keywords

EID: 61249457634     PISSN: 14680777     EISSN: 14715902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14680770701287027     Document Type: Article

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