The reporting of crime and violence in the Los Angeles times: Is there a public health perspective?

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 169-182

  Rodgers, Shelly ^a   Thorson, Esther ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CRIME; MASS MEDIUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CRIME; LOS ANGELES; MASS MEDIA; NEWSPAPERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLISHING; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0035319942     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730120636     Document Type: Article

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