Revisiting the Worksite in Worksite Health Campaigns: Evidence From a Multisite Organ Donation Campaign

Journal of Communication

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 535-555

  Harrison, Tyler R ^a   Morgan, Susan E ^a   Chewning, Lisa V ^b   Williams, Elizabeth A ^c   Barbour, Joshua B ^d   Di Corcia, Mark J ^e   Davis, Lashara A ^f  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; HEALTH POLICY; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 79957897472     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2011.01553.x     Document Type: Article

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