The hazards of correcting myths about health care reform

Medical Care

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 127-132

  Nyhan, Brendan ^a   Reifler, Jason ^b   Ubel, Peter A ^c  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable Care Act; health care reform; policy; public opinion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY;

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; TERMINAL CARE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872847414     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318279486b     Document Type: Article

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