Frequency of breast cancer, lung cancer, and tobacco use articles in women's magazines from 1987 to 2003

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-39

  Tobler, Kyle J ^a   Wilson, Philip K ^b   Napolitano, Peter G ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 61849162240     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08858190802664354     Document Type: Review

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