Health Care Journalism: Help or Hindrance?

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 98-115

  Demonaco, Harold J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; SOCIAL MEDIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; MASS MEDIA; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84953883743     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: 15371913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AIA.0000000000000063     Document Type: Article

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