Rush, Rachel, and Rx: Modeling Partisan Media's Influence on Structural Knowledge of Healthcare Policy

Mass Communication and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 123-143

  Hutchens, Myiah J ^a   Hmielowski, Jay D ^a   Beam, Michael A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84937641317     PISSN: 15205436     EISSN: 15327825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15205436.2014.902968     Document Type: Article

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