Red state, blue state, flu state: Media Self-Selection and Partisan Gaps in Swine Flu Vaccinations

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1021-1059

  Baum, Matthew A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MASS MEDIUM; POLITICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASS MEDIA; MASS VACCINATION; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855669267     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1460569     Document Type: Article

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