101 ways to improve health reporting: A comparison of the types and quality of health information in men's and women's magazines

被引:3
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作者
Brunner, Brigitta R. [1 ]
Huber, Larissa R. Brunner [2 ]
机构
[1] Auburn Univ, Dept Commun & Journalism, Auburn, AL 36849 USA
[2] Univ N Carolina, Dept Publ Hlth Sci, Charlotte, NC 28223 USA
关键词
Health; Reporting; Media;
D O I
10.1016/j.pubrev.2009.10.007
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This study's Purpose was to investigate the types and quality of health information reported in Glamour and Men's Health magazines While neither magazine was completely accurate when reporting results of medical journal articles, there were statistically significant differences with respect to accuracy between the two magazines These findings suggest that health experts, PIOs, and journalists need to work more closely together in order to provide the Public with accurate and clear health information (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved
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页码:84 / 86
页数:3
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