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Persuasive Effects of Linguistic Agency Assignments and Point of View in Narrative Health Messages About Colon Cancer

Meng ChenDepartment of Communication, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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Matthew S. McGloneDepartment of Communication Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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Robert A. BellDepartment of Communication, Department of Public Health Sciences, and Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California, Davis, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 977-988 | Published online: 18 Jun 2015

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