Blowing the whistle on fen-phen: An exploration of MeritCare's reporting of linkages between Fen-Phen and valvular heart disease

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 350-369

  Johnson, Carrie E ^a   Sellnow, Timothy L ^b   Seeger, Matthew W ^c   Barrett, M Scott ^b   Hasbargen, Kathryn C ^b  

^a Meritcare Health System   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Credibility; Crisis; Ethics; Health communication; Whistle blowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148856447     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021943604265608     Document Type: Review

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