An internationally shared health frame of reference created by a television program: The Simpsons, a content analysis of health messages

Health Education

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-24

  Byrd Bredbenner, Carol ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health education; Nutrition; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992996445     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280410511752     Document Type: Article

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