title: Tobacco coverage in popular magazines: 1996-1999.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the extent of coverage of tobacco topics, as compared to coverage of health and nonhealth topics, in "general interest" and "health" magazines.
  
  
  METHODS
  Lead articles and fillers published from 1996 through 1999 in 9 widely circulated magazines were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Less than 1% of all articles and fillers on health topics focused on tobacco topics. A smaller proportion of tobacco articles and fillers, as compared to other health topics, was published in health magazines than in general interest magazines.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Tobacco is covered less, compared to other health topics, especially in health magazines, than its importance warrants as a threat to health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion, College of Health Professions, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA. John.Sciacca@nau.edu
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sciacca
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Antonucci
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising; D015706:Bibliometrics; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014481:United States; D062789:Tobacco Products