Efficacy Information in Media Coverage of Infectious Disease Risks: An Ill Predicament?

Science Communication

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 392-418

  Evensen, Darrick T ^a   Clarke, Christopher E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

efficacy information; infectious disease; media coverage; risk communication; self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861800398     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: 15528545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547011421020     Document Type: Article

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