Representing doctors: Discourses and images in the Australian press

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 947-958

  Lupton, Deborah ^a   McLean, Jane ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Media; Medical practice; Medical profession; News

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; IMAGERY; LANGUAGE; MALPRACTICE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSICIAN; SEXUAL CRIME;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; NEWSPAPERS; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

EID: 0031934572     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)10013-2     Document Type: Article

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