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Original articles: Risk communication

The paradoxical portrayal of the risk of sexually transmitted infections and sexuality in US magazines Glamour and Cosmopolitan 2000–2007

Pages 560-574 | Received 12 Aug 2009, Accepted 20 May 2010, Published online: 02 Dec 2010

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