The impact of a primetime cancer storyline: From individual knowledge and behavioral intentions to policy-level changes

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 484-489

  Marcus, Pamela M ^a   Huang, Grace C ^b   Beck, Vicki ^c   Miller, Michael J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Behavioral intentions; Individual knowledge; Primetime cancer storyline

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEOPLASM; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL MARKETING; TELEVISION;

DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL MARKETING; TELEVISION;

EID: 79951708411     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-010-0093-y     Document Type: Article

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