Socioeconomic Disparities in Fatalistic Beliefs About Cancer Prevention and the Internet

Journal of Communication

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 972-990

  Lee, Chul Joo ^a   Niederdeppe, Jeff ^b   Freres, Derek ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFORMATION; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 84870936837     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2012.01683.x     Document Type: Article

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