Public's perception of celebrities with serious illness in Hong Kong and the impact of media stories of ill celebrities on health awareness and behaviour

Journal of Communication in Healthcare

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 256-266

  Leung, Vivienne S Y ^a   Cheng, Kimmy ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Celebrity diagnosis; Health awareness; Health behaviour; Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992343511     PISSN: 17538068     EISSN: 17538076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2016.1247128     Document Type: Article

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