Content and Effects of News Stories About Uncertain Cancer Causes and Preventive Behaviors

Health Communication

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 332-346

  Niederdeppe, Jeff ^a   Lee, Theodore ^a   Robbins, Rebecca ^a   Kim, Hye Kyung ^a   Kresovich, Alex ^b   Kirshenblat, Danielle ^a   Standridge, Kimberly ^a   Clarke, Christopher E ^c   Jensen, Jakob ^d   Fowler, Erika Franklin ^e  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^e WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTOR; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894655479     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2012.755603     Document Type: Article

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