Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 626-633 , December 2009

Adolescent Exposure to Alcohol Advertising in Magazines: An Evaluation of Advertising Placement in Relation to Underage Youth Readership

  • Charles King III, J.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Greylock McKinnon Associates, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Pleiades Consulting Group Inc., Lincoln, Massachusetts
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  • Michael Siegel, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Michael Siegel, M.D., M.P.H., Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02118.
    • ,
  • David H. Jernigan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Laura Wulach, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Craig Ross, M.B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Virtual Media Resources, Natick, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Karen Dixon, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Virtual Media Resources, Natick, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Joshua Ostroff, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Virtual Media Resources, Natick, Massachusetts

Received 18 November 2008 ,Accepted 19 March 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00125-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.03.012

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 626-633 , December 2009

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