A qualitative study of how women make meaning of contradictory media messages about the risks of eating fish

Health Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 282-291

  Vardeman, Jennifer E ^a   Aldoory, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS MEDIUM; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRODUCT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FEMALE; FISHES; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 45849124216     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230802056396     Document Type: Article

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