Homophobia out of the closet in the media portrayal of HIV/AIDS 1991, 1996 and 2001: Celebrity, heterosexism and the silent victims

Critical Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 317-330

  Clarke, Juanne N ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CANADA; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; ETHICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOPHOBIA; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POVERTY; PUBLIC FIGURE; RACISM; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTIM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34250766750     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590601091620     Document Type: Article

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