Rumors about cancer: Content, sources, coping, transmission, and belief

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1099-1115

  Difonzo, Nicholas ^a   Robinson, Nicole M ^b   Suls, Jerry M ^c   Rini, Christine ^d  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c E11 SSH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867825307     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.665417     Document Type: Review

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