Mass media narratives of women’s cardiovascular disease: a qualitative meta-synthesis

Health Psychology Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 164-178

  Gonsalves, Christine A ^a   McGannon, Kerry R ^a   Schinke, Robert J ^a   Pegoraro, Ann ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

heart disease; identity construction; media analysis; Women s health

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; META ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 85018408623     PISSN: 17437199     EISSN: 17437202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2017.1281750     Document Type: Review

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