Health activism: Communication theory and action for social change

Communication Theory

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 341-364

  Zoller, Heather M ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; HEALTH EDUCATION; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 27844439434     PISSN: 10503293     EISSN: 14682885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ct/15.4.341     Document Type: Article

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