Framing obesity: The evolution of news discourse on a public health issue

Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 56-75

  Lawrence, Regina G ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Framing; News; Obesity; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042545697     PISSN: 1081180X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081180X04266581     Document Type: Review

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