Inconsistencies in reporting risk information: a pilot analysis of online news coverage of West Nile Virus

Global Health Promotion

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 14-22

  Birnbrauer, Kristina ^a   Frohlich, Dennis Owen ^b   Treise, Debbie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

health communication; health risk; mosquitoes; public health; risk communication; West Nile Virus

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MASS MEDIUM; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; WEST NILE FEVER;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 85031410015     PISSN: 17579759     EISSN: 17579767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757975915594603     Document Type: Article

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