Age analysis of newspaper coverage of mental illness

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-15

  Slopen, Natalie B ^a,b   Watson, Amy C ^a   Gracia, Gabriela ^a   Corrigan, Patrick W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Department of Society Human Development and Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIBLIOMETRICS; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CRIME; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIBLIOMETRICS; CHILD; CRIME; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEWSPAPERS; PREJUDICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847059995     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730601091292     Document Type: Article

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