Scientese and ambiguous citations in the selling of unproven medical treatments

Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 411-426

  Haard, Jenifer ^a   Slater, Michael D ^a   Long, Marilee ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARKETING; POPULATION RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STUDENT; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 8344261412     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc1604_2     Document Type: Article

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