Reactions of Young Adults to the Death of Apple CEO Steve Jobs: Implications for Cancer Communication

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-126

  Myrick, Jessica Gall ^a   Willoughby, Jessica Fitts ^a   Noar, Seth M ^a   Brown, Jennifer ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer Communication; Celebrity Effects; Health Information seeking; Interpersonal Communication; Steve Jobs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876345111     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824096.2012.762906     Document Type: Article

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