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Where the Gates Matter Less: Ethnicity and Perceived Source Credibility in Social Media Health Messages

Patric R. Spence Division of Instructional Communication, Department of Communication, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kenneth A. Lachlan Communication Department, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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David Westerman Department of Communication Studies, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Stephen A. Spates School of Communication Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Pages 1-16 | Published online: 31 Jan 2013

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