Health journalists and three levels of public information: Issue and Agenda disparities?

Journal of Public Relations Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-135

  Lariscy, Ruthann Weaver ^a   Avery, Elizabeth Johnson ^b   Sohn, Youngju ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 77958159795     PISSN: 1062726X     EISSN: 1532754X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627260802640708     Document Type: Article

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