- Roger Dobson
- Abergavenny
Researchers have attacked style magazines aimed at young men for the amount of content devoted to smoking.
The researchers, who criticise levels of pro-tobacco editorial content and advertisements, found that over one year the six leading magazines in the market carried 635 pages of tobacco coverage, including 429 pages of advertisements and promotions.
Overall, the magazines contained hardly any balancing coverage of smoking and health, say the researchers, and only two of the magazines published any items on the topic, and that totalled only 4.9 pages.
The researchers say that trends for greater coverage of tobacco are a …
Sign in
Personal subscribers, sign in here:
Article access
Article access for 1 day
Purchase this article for £20 $30 €32*
The PDF version can be downloaded as your personal record
CiteULike
Connotea
Del.icio.us
Digg
Facebook
Reddit
Technorati
Twitter
Stumbleupon
Rapid responses
Latest Responses
The decline in the breast cancer incidence is 1.2% and it is not significant.
Published 10 February 2012
'twas ever thus
Published 10 February 2012
The value of historic human remains
Published 10 February 2012
In Praise of British Literature
Published 10 February 2012
Is real shared decision making possible?
Published 10 February 2012
Most responses
Does anyone understand the government’s plan for the NHS? (17 responses)
Published 17 Jan 2012
Bad medicine: medical nutrition (15 responses)
Published 18 Jan 2012
Shared decision making: really putting patients at the centre of healthcare (7 responses)
Published 27 Jan 2012
Why legislation is necessary for my health reforms (7 responses)
Published 1 Feb 2012
Search for evidence goes on (5 responses)
Published 17 Jan 2012