Healthcare Reform Information Sources in Relation to Information Quality, Information-Seeking, and Uncertainty

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Healthcare Reform Information Sources in Relation to Information Quality, Information-Seeking, and Uncertainty

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"Healthcare reform is an emerging health policy context that is relevant to health communication researchers for three reasons... This chapter explores the various interpersonal and media sources used by the public to gather healthcare reform information in relation to individuals' amount of information-seeking, beliefs about the provision of reliable, quality information, and level of uncertainty about healthcare reform."

ISBN

9781409447139

Publication Date

2016

Publisher

Gower Publishing

City

New York, NY

Disciplines

Critical and Cultural Studies | Health and Medical Administration | Health Communication | Mass Communication | Medical Education | Public Health | Social Influence and Political Communication

Comments

In Rukhsana Ahmed and Benjamin R. Bates (Eds.), Health Communication and Mass Media: An Integrated Approach to Policy and Practice. Dr. Bevan's and Dr. Spark's chapter begins on page 19.

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Rukhsana Ahmed and Benjamin R. Bates

Healthcare Reform Information Sources in Relation to Information Quality, Information-Seeking, and Uncertainty

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