Communicating health risks via the media: What can we learn from masterchef Australia?

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 593-597

  Phillipov, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food; Health communication; Media; Pleasure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; OBESITY; TELEVISION; TELEVISION VIEWING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84870700804     PISSN: 18361935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2012.1460     Document Type: Article

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