Health literacy as controversy: An online community's discussion of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration acetaminophen recommendations

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1607-1617

  MacKert, Michael ^a   Love, Brad ^a   Donovan Kicken, Erin ^a   Uhle, Katharine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; education, patient; Internet; medication; stigma

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; DRUG INDUSTRY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; BLOGGING; DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 82655181721     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732311417731     Document Type: Article

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