Cancer coverage in a mainstream and Korean American online newspaper: Lessons for community intervention

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 388-395

  McDonnell, Diana D ^a   Lee, Hyun Ju ^a   Kim, Young Bok ^b   Kazinets, Gene ^a   Moskowitz, Joel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Seonam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer; Content analysis; Internet; Korean American; Newspaper

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CANCER PREVENTION; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEOPLASM; ONLINE SYSTEM; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

ASIAN AMERICANS; BIBLIOMETRICS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; KOREA; LOS ANGELES; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASMS; NEWSPAPERS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43049149084     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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