Media Use and Health Behavior in H1N1 Flu Crisis: The Mediating Role of Perceived Knowledge and Fear

Atlantic Journal of Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 67-80

  Zhang, Lingling ^a   Kong, Ying ^a   Chang, Hua ^b  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84946154563     PISSN: 15456870     EISSN: 15456889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15456870.2015.1013101     Document Type: Article

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