HIV cure research: print and online media reporting in Australia
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HIV cure research: print and online media reporting in Australia
OBJECTIVES While still in its early stages, recent scientific research towards a cure for HIV has generated widespread media interest. The aim of this paper was to explore the ways in which this research has been represented in Australian print and online media and discuss implications of this. METHODS A search of databases from four selected media outlets was conducted to identify published ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Virus Eradication
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2055-6640
DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30319-8