Negative Public Perceptions of Juvenile Diabetics: Applying Attribution Theory to Understand the Public's Stigmatizing Views

Health Communication

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 516-526

  Vishwanath, Arun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; STEREOTYPING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84897628989     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2013.777685     Document Type: Article

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