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Health and the Media

Clive Seale (Editor)
ISBN: 978-1-4051-1244-4
Paperback
192 pages
April 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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This book is a collection of the best contemporary studies on health and the media.

  • A collection of the best contemporary studies on health and the media.

  • Brings together perspectives from media studies and medical sociology.

  • Illuminates the influence that the mass media have on health beliefs and behaviour, and on health care practices and policy-making.

  • Covers previously neglected areas, such as the role of the Internet, studies of production and reception, and the reporting of health care policies.

  • Points the way forward for future developments in this exciting new field.

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