The 'moral careers' of microbes and the rise of the matrons: An analysis of UK national press coverage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 1995-2006

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-347

  Crawford, Paul ^a   Brown, Brian ^b   Nerlich, Brigitte ^a   Koteyko, Nelya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Media; MRSA; Public health; Risk; Risk communication; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; LINGUISTICS; MASS MEDIUM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 51649113722     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570802167397     Document Type: Article

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