The quality of the evidence for dietary advice given in UK national newspapers

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 664-673

  Cooper, Benjamin E J ^a   Lee, William E ^a   Goldacre, Ben M ^b   Sanders, Thomas A B ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

foods; health; health claim; newspaper article; systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052678485     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662511401782     Document Type: Article

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