Struggling to survive a study of editorial decision-making strategies at MAMM magazine

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 353-376

  Ryan, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer discourse; Editorial decision making strategies; Magazine studies; Survivorship discourse

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144432234     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651905275643     Document Type: Article

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