Complications in segmenting campaign publics: Women of color explain their problems, involvement, and constraints in reading heart disease communication

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 280-301

  Tindall, Natalie T J ^a   Vardeman Winter, Jennifer ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 79961094792     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646175.2011.590407     Document Type: Article

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