Public information officers’ social media monitoring during the Zika virus crisis, a global health threat surrounded by public uncertainty

Public Relations Review

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 468-476

  Avery, Elizabeth Johnson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis communication; Health communication; Public information officers; Social media; Social media monitoring; Zika virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015027834     PISSN: 03638111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2017.02.018     Document Type: Article

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