Narrative versus Nonnarrative: The Role of Identification, Transportation, and Emotion in Reducing Health Disparities

Journal of Communication

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 116-137

  Murphy, Sheila T ^a   Frank, Lauren B ^b   Chatterjee, Joyee S ^a   Baezconde Garbanati, Lourdes ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE; MASS MEDIA; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 84873861980     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcom.12007     Document Type: Article

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