title: Osteoporosis coverage in selected women's magazines and newspapers, 1998-2001.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the accountability of osteoporosis information available in selected mass-circulating women's magazines (n=8) and a sample of newspapers (n=2).
  
  
  METHODS
  Osteoporosis articles (n=132) were assessed for sources of information used, incidence/prevalence statistics, risks factors, and prevention measures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Expert sources were highlighted in the majority of articles, whereas incidence/ prevalence statistics were described in less than half of the articles. Risk factors and prevention measures were outlined in most articles; however, much of the information presented was ambiguous and incomplete.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It appears that the reporting of osteoporosis in women's magazines and newspapers is not entirely balanced; thus, future coverage should provide greater detail when reporting risks and preventive measures.
authors.affiliation: The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA. lwallace@mc.utmck.edu
authors.forename: Lorraine Silver
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Joyce E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ballard
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D033181:Information Dissemination; D009524:Newspapers as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health