Qualitative content analysis of online news media coverage of weight loss surgery and related reader comments

Clinical Obesity

Volumn 2, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 125-131

  Glenn, N M ^a   Champion, C C ^a   Spence, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Media; Qualitative content analysis; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNDING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBID OBESITY; ONLINE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL MEDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84897950995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17588111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cob.12000     Document Type: Article

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