Health effects of media on children and adolescents

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 756-767

  Strasburger, Victor C ^a   Jordan, Amy B ^b   Donnerstein, Ed ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Media; Media impact; Television; Video games

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACADEMIC FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; EATING DISORDER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; LEARNING DISORDER; OBESITY; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; COMPUTERS; EATING DISORDERS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TELEVISION; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 77950577606     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2563     Document Type: Review

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