In the Know and in the News: How Science and the Media Communicate About Stem Cells, Autism and Cerebral Palsy

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-7

  Sharpe, Kimberly ^a   Di Pietro, Nina ^a   Illes, Judy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Cerebral palsy; Media; Newspaper reporting; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; COST; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STEM CELL; TEXT MESSAGING; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; BIBLIOMETRICS; CHILD; CYTOLOGY; ETHICS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLISHING; STEM CELL RESEARCH; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; UTILIZATION;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; BIBLIOMETRICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PUBLICATION BIAS; STEM CELL RESEARCH; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84955301301     PISSN: 15508943     EISSN: 15586804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12015-015-9627-3     Document Type: Article

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