The polarizing effect of news media messages about the social determinants of health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2160-2167

  Gollust, Sarah E ^a   Lantz, Paula M ^b   Ubel, Peter A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72249083587     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.161414     Document Type: Article

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