Medical messages in the media--barriers and solutions to improving medical journalism.

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Published in Health Expect on December 01, 2003

Authors

Anna Larsson1, Andrew D Oxman, Cheryl Carling, Jeph Herrin

Author Affiliations

1: Medical reporter, Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, Stockholm, Sweden.

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