How direct-to-consumer drug websites convey disease information: Analysis of stigma-reducing components

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1477-1491

  Kang, Hannah ^a   An, Soontae ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; DISEASES; DRUG INFORMATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; STEREOTYPING; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; DISEASE; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERNET; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84890568391     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2013.798378     Document Type: Article

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