Media Health Literacy (MHL): Development and measurement of the concept among adolescents

Health Education Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 323-335

  Levin Zamir, Diane ^a,b   Lemish, Dafna ^c   Gofin, Rosa ^d,e  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISRAEL; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79953176988     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyr007     Document Type: Article

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