Partisan responses to public health messages: Motivated reasoning and sugary drink taxes

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1005-1037

  Gollust, Sarah E ^a   Barry, Colleen L ^b   Niederdeppe, Jeff ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Health communication; Health politics; Motivated reasoning; Public opinion; Sugar sweetened beverage tax

Indexed keywords

SWEETENING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEVERAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC OPINION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAX; TIME FACTOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEVERAGES; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; SWEETENING AGENTS; TAXES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85032820440     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-4193606     Document Type: Article

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