An enquiry into scientific and media discourse in the MMR controversy: Authority and factuality

Communication and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-80

  Rundblad, Gabriella ^a   Chilton, Paul A ^b   Hunter, Paul R ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authority; Discourse analysis; Factuality; Health communication; Modality

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; AUTISM; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; MEASLES VACCINATION; MUMPS; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUBELLA; SCIENCE IN GENERAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 33745203046     PISSN: 16121783     EISSN: 16133625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CAM.2006.007     Document Type: Article

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