What is normative in health communication research on norms? a review and recommendations for future scholarship

Health Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 544-547

  Mollen, Saar ^a   Rimal, Rajiv N ^b   Lapinski, Maria Knight ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956716645     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2010.496704     Document Type: Article

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