The reporting of cervical cancer in the mass media: A study of UK newspapers

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 389-394

  Bell, L ^a   Seale, C ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Mass media; Newspapers; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NEWSPAPERS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79952767214     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2010.01222.x     Document Type: Article

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