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It's All Formula To Me: Women's Understandings Of Toddler Milk Ads, Nina Berry, Sandra Jones, Don Iverson
It's All Formula To Me: Women's Understandings Of Toddler Milk Ads, Nina Berry, Sandra Jones, Don Iverson
Don C. Iverson
This study utilised semi-structured interviews to investigate how women expecting a first baby perceived print advertisements for 'toddler milks' in order to determine whether they function as indirect advertising for infant and follow-on formula. Examination of the marketing literature, analysis of the advertisers' websites and the advertisements themselves provided sources of triangulation. Fifteen women expecting a first baby were recruited from antenatal classes conducted by staff of the Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service. These respondents clearly understood toddler milk advertisements to be promoting a range of products that included infant and follow-on formula and accepted their claims quite …
Statistical Design Of The Women's Health Trial, Steven Self, Ross Prentice, Donald Iverson, Maureen Henderson, Donovan Thompson, David Byar, William Insull, Sherwood Gorbach, Carolyn Clifford, Susan Goldman, Nicole Urban, Lianne Sheppard, Peter Greenwald
Statistical Design Of The Women's Health Trial, Steven Self, Ross Prentice, Donald Iverson, Maureen Henderson, Donovan Thompson, David Byar, William Insull, Sherwood Gorbach, Carolyn Clifford, Susan Goldman, Nicole Urban, Lianne Sheppard, Peter Greenwald
Don C. Iverson
The National Cancer Institute has initiated a randomized trial to determine whether a low fat diet can reduce the incidence of breast cancer among women at increased risk for this disease. A feasibility trial involving 303 women has been conducted to examine recruitment strategies, study short-term compliance and, more generally, develop and refine trial procedures. The feasibility trial group also developed a detailed full-scale trial design plan, and randomization of participants to such a trial is currently underway. The purpose of this report is to describe the major design features of this Women's Health Trial, with particular emphasis on the …
Australian Women's Awareness Of Breast Cancer Symptoms And Responses To Potential Symptoms, Sandra Jones, Parri Gregory, Caroline Nehill, Lance Barrie, Karen Luxford, A. Nelson, Helen Zorbas, Donald Iverson
Australian Women's Awareness Of Breast Cancer Symptoms And Responses To Potential Symptoms, Sandra Jones, Parri Gregory, Caroline Nehill, Lance Barrie, Karen Luxford, A. Nelson, Helen Zorbas, Donald Iverson
Don C. Iverson
Poor awareness of breast cancer symptoms has been associated with patient delay in seeking help; thus reduced survival, more aggressive treatment, and fewer treatment choices. The aim of this study was to develop a representative picture of Australian women’s knowledge of symptoms, experienced potential symptoms, and behavioral responses. A general population sample of approximately 3,000 women aged 30–69 completed a telephone survey; results were compared to previous surveys conducted in 1996 and 2003. The most commonly cited potential symptom of breast cancer was a lump in the breast, identified by 86% of respondents (an increase from 75% in 2003). Other …