Mass media and medicine: When the most trusted media mislead

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-293

  Fishman, Jessica M ^a,b   Casarett, David ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICINE; RESEARCH;

EID: 33644679217     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/81.3.291     Document Type: Editorial

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