Newspaper coverage of cancer prevention: multilevel evidence for knowledge-gap effects

Journal of Communication

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 514-533

  Slater, Michael D ^a   Hayes, Andrew F ^a   Reineke, Jason B ^b   Long, Marilee ^c   Bettinghaus, Erwin P ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d KLEIN BUENDEL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; COMMUNICATION NETWORK; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MEDIA ROLE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350401837     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2009.01433.x     Document Type: Article

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