The role of the media in influencing children's nutritional perceptions

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 645-654

  Dorey, Enid ^a   McCool, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behavior; Children; Communication; Health; Health education; Marketing; Media; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; NEW ZEALAND; SCHOOLS;

EID: 65449188206     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309334104     Document Type: Article

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