Social construction of three influenza pandemics in the New York Times

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 884-902

  Blakely, Debra E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INFLUENZA; MEDIA ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842661612     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107769900308000409     Document Type: Article

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