Eating disorders in the media: The changing nature of UK newspaper reports

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 486-495

  Shepherd, Emily ^a   Seale, Clive ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

content analysis; eating disorders; mass media; newspapers; public understanding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC FIGURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; NEWSPAPERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78349285580     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.1006     Document Type: Article

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