Relative risk in the news media: a quantification of misrepresentation

Frost, F., & Maibach. (1997). Relative risk in the news media: a quantification of misrepresentation: a quantification of misrepresentation. American Journal of Public Health.

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Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1997

DOI

10.2105/ajph.87.5.842

DOI registrant

American Public Health Association

Link

https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.87.5.842

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1 citation across 1 artifact.

Domain-specific

• Newsworthiness
  • Later analyses (e.g., comparisons of leading outlets' coverage against actual mortality data) reproduce the same skew

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