Coverage of Alzheimer's disease from 1984 to 2008 in television news and information talk shows in the United States: An analysis of news framing

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 687-697

  Kang, Seok ^a   Gearhart, Sherice ^b   Bae, Hyuhn Suhck ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; dementia; framing; issue; news; source

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION; TELEVISION; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649956444     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317510387583     Document Type: Article

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