The reporting of theoretical health risks by the media: Canadian newspaper reporting of potential blood transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The media play an important role at the interface of science and policy by communicating scientific information to the public and policy makers. In issues of theoretical risk, in which there is scientific uncertainty, the media'...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Nadya, Dornan Christopher, Code Catherine, Wilson Kumanan, Hébert Paul, Graham Ian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/4/1