Media Celebrities and Public Health: Responses to “Magic” Johnson's HIV Disclosure and Its Impact on AIDS Risk and High-Risk Behaviors

Health Communication

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 345-370

  Brown, William J ^a   Basil, Michael D ^b  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 84937296013     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc0704_4     Document Type: Article

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