An analysis of reporting of sexually transmissible infections in indigenous Australians in mainstream Australian newspapers

Sexual Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-16

  Thompson, Sandra C ^a   Green, Stephanie K ^b   Stirling, E Jessamy ^b   James, Ross ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; AIDS; HIV; Print media

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

AUSTRALIA; BIBLIOMETRICS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWSPAPERS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC OPINION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 33847223855     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH06010     Document Type: Article

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