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Guideline
. 2010 Nov;126(5):1012-7.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-1636. Epub 2010 Sep 27.

Media education

Victor C Strasburger; Council on Communications and Media American Academy of Pediatrics
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Guideline

Media education

Victor C Strasburger et al. Pediatrics. 2010 Nov.

Abstract

The American Academy of Pediatrics recognizes that exposure to mass media (eg, television, movies, video and computer games, the Internet, music lyrics and videos, newspapers, magazines, books, advertising) presents health risks for children and adolescents but can provide benefits as well. Media education has the potential to reduce the harmful effects of media and accentuate the positive effects. By understanding and supporting media education, pediatricians can play an important role in reducing harmful effects of media on children and adolescents.

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