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Mass media as sources of medical information.

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This article is published in Journal of Communication.The article was published on 1975-09-01. It has received 47 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mass communication & Media relations.

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Cancer in the mass print media: Fear, uncertainty and the medical model

TL;DR: A content analysis of the portrayal of cancer in the highest circulating magazines available in Canada and published in Canada or the USA in 1991, 1996, 2001 includes both manifest and latentAnalysis of the framing and content of cancer stories.
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EUR-ASSESS Project Subgroup Report on Dissemination and Impact

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An index of scientific quality for health reports in the lay press

TL;DR: An index of scientific quality for health-related news reports and tested its reliability and sensibility, finding the index was found to be sensible with only one major problem, the need for judgment in making ratings.
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News media coverage of human papillomavirus.

TL;DR: Now that human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing is being incorporated into cervical cancer screening programs, salient and accurate media information about HPV will be crucial to inform women's screening choices and to manage psychosocial responses to HPV DNA test results.
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Research Evidence on Mass Mediated Health Communication Campaigns

TL;DR: Findings from dozens of investigations examining the role of mass communication in learning about heart disease, safe driving, family planning, venereal disease, drugs, smoking, diet, and mental retardation are organized.
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