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Original articles: Risk communication

The ‘moral careers’ of microbes and the rise of the matrons: An analysis of UK national press coverage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 1995–2006

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Pages 331-347 | Received 22 Apr 2007, Accepted 25 Jan 2008, Published online: 05 Sep 2008

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