Images of illness: How causal claims and racial associations infuence public preferences toward diabetes research spending

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 921-959

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953777980     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2010-034     Document Type: Article

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