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Journal of Health Communication
Volume 12(6), 2007

 
CONTENTS
 
Bertakis, Klea D., and Azari, Rahman Determinants of physician discussion regarding tobacco and alcohol abuse 513-525
 
  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians screen adults for tobacco and alcohol abuse and provide appropriate interventions 
 
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drugs
health
interpersonal
 
 
McComas, Katherine A., Trumbo, Craig W., and Besley, John C. Public meetings about suspected cancer clusters: The impact of voice, interactional justice, and risk perception on attendees' attitudes in six communities 527-549
 
  Holding a public meeting is a frequent method of communicating with community residents during official investigations into possible cancer clusters; however, there has been little formal research into the effectiveness of this method of health communication 
 
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health
politics and government
theory
persuasion
 
 
Valente, Thomas W., Murphy, Sheila, Huang, Grace, Gusek, Jodi, Greene, Jennie, and Beck, Vicki Evaluating a minor storyline on ER about teen obesity, hypertension, and 5 a day 551-566
 
  This study evaluates the effects of an ER (NBC) storyline about teen obesity, hypertension, and 5 A Day on knowledge, attitudes, and behavior 
 
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television
health
broadcasting and media
 
 
An, Soontae Attitude toward direct-to-consumer advertising and drug inquiry intention: The moderating role of perceived knowledge 567-580
 
  This study examined how consumers' general attitude toward direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) influenced their drug inquiry intent, and whether the relationship between attitude toward DTCA and drug inquiry intent was moderated by their perceived knowledge of health and medicine 
 
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advertising
health
persuasion
 
 
Lang, Annie, Schwartz, Nancy, Lee, Seungjo, and Angelini, James Processing radio PSAs: Production pacing, arousing content, and age 581-599
 
  This experiment uses the limited capacity model of mediated message processing (LC3MP) to investigate the effects of production pacing and arousing content in radio public service announcements (PSAs) on the emotional and cognitive responses of college-age and tween (9-12-year-olds) participants 
 
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broadcasting and media
radio
personality and psychology
cognition