Communicating about risk of infectious diseases

JAMA

Volumn 275, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 253-256

  Glanz, Karen ^a   Yang, Haiou ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030067768     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.275.3.253     Document Type: Article

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