A 10-year systematic review of HIV/AIDS mass communication campaigns: Have we made progress?

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-42

  Noar, Seth M ^a   Palmgreen, Philip ^a   Chabot, Melissa ^a   Dobransky, Nicole ^a   Zimmerman, Rick S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 61649086701     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730802592239     Document Type: Article

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