CONTENTS

Volume 8, Number 1
January-February 2003

Vol. 8, Num. 1: Contents | Editorial | Up Front | Abstracts

EDITORIAL (HTML | PDF)

Smallpox: A 21st Century Killer?
SCOTT C. RATZAN

UP FRONT (HTML | PDF)

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Prescriptions

ARTICLES  abstracts from the print version

The Development of an Alzheimer's Disease Channel for the Michigan Interactive Health Kiosk Project
CATHLEEN M. CONNELL, BENJAMIN A. SHAW, SARA B. HOLMES, MARGARET L. HUDSON, HOLLY A. DERRY, VICTOR J. STRECHER

Agenda Setting for Smoking Control in Japan, 1945-1990: Influence of the Mass Media on National Health Policy Making
HAJIME SATO

The Influence of Famous Athletes on Health Beliefs and Practices: Mark McGwire, Child Abuse Prevention, and Androstenedione
WILLIAM J. BROWN, MICHAEL D. BASIL, MIHAI C. BOCARNEA

Political Ill-Health Coverage: Professional-Ethical Questions Regarding News Reporting of Leaders' Ailments
SAM N. LEHMAN-WILZIG

A Case Against "Binge" as the Term of Choice: Convincing College Students to Personalize Messages about Dangerous Drinking
Ph.D. LINDA C. LEDERMAN, Ph.D. LEA P. STEWART, M.S.P.H. CHES FERN WALTER GOODHART, M.S.Ed. C.A.D.C. LISA LAITMAN

BOOK REVIEW

Aging, Communication, and Health: Linking Research and Practice for Successful Aging
Hummert, M.L.and Nussbaum, J.F.
Reviewed by Autumn P.Edwards