False hopes, unwarranted fears: The trouble with medical news stories

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 0681-0683

  Barbour, Virginia ^a   Clark, Jocalyn ^a   Peiperl, Larry ^a   Veitch, Emma ^a   Wong, Mai ^a   Yamey, Gavin ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TUMOR ANTIGEN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CANCER SCREENING; EDITORIAL; FEAR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOPE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROSTATE CANCER; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; RESPONSIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; TELECOMMUNICATION; DISEASES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICINE; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLISHING; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; MASS MEDIA; MEDICINE; NEWSPAPERS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44449092517     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050118     Document Type: Editorial

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