Exploring Interpretation of Complexity and Typicality in Narratives and Statistical Images about the Social Determinants of Health

Health Communication

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 486-498

  Lundell, Helen C ^a   Niederdeppe, Jeff ^b   Clarke, Christopher E ^c  

^a The Hartman Group Inc   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NEW ENGLAND; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84880945347     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2012.699887     Document Type: Article

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