Source-specific Exposure to Contradictory Nutrition Information: Documenting Prevalence and Effects on Adverse Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes

Health Communication

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 453-461

  Lee, Chul joo ^a   Nagler, Rebekah H ^b   Wang, Ningxin ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL MEDIA; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85011631319     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2016.1278495     Document Type: Article

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