Medicine in the popular press: the influence of the media on perceptions of disease.

In an age of increasing globalization and discussion of the possibility of global pandemics, increasing rates of reporting of these events may influence public perception of risk. The present studies investigate the impact of high levels of media reporting on the perceptions of disease. Undergraduat...

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Main Authors: Meredith E Young, Geoffrey R Norman, Karin R Humphreys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2569209?pdf=render