Evaluating the effectiveness of an Australian obesity mass-media campaign: How did the 'Measure-Up' campaign measure up in New South Wales?

Health Education Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1029-1039

  King, E L ^a   Grunseit, A C ^b   O'Hara, B J ^b   Bauman, A E ^b  

^a The Cancer Council Australia   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84891838463     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyt084     Document Type: Article

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