Should we really “kill” the messenger? Framing physician-assisted suicide and the role of messengers

Political Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-103

  Joslyn, Mark R ^a   Haider Markel, Donald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Framing; Messenger; Physician assisted suicide; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944465476     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584600500477104     Document Type: Article

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