“I Think About Oprah”: Social Class Differences in Sources of Health Information.
Health information influences an individual’s health outcomes. Indeed, researchers have found that communication inequalities contribute to health inequalities. We do not have a clear understanding of why and how the communication disparities exist, however, particularly the social forces behind suc...
| Publicado en: | Qualitative Health Research Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 506 - 517 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Apr2014
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