How do the media report cancer research? A study of the UK's BBC website

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 569-576

  Lewison, G ^a   Tootell, S ^b   Roe, P ^c   Sullivan, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Evaluametrics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Evaluametrics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; AUTHOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD; GENETICS; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; LUNG CANCER; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PUBLISHING;

EID: 49549097349     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604531     Document Type: Article

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