Via online issue. 1 page., Describes early results of the #oink Twitter campaign urging the public and the media to stop the reference to "swine flu" and instead refer to it as "H1N1 flu."
Economic and Social Research Council, United Kingdom.
Format:
News release
Publication Date:
2009-08-07
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 173 Document Number: C29290
Notes:
Via Eurekalert.org. 2 pages., Summary of a research study emphasizes the importance of terms used in connection with public health issues. Also identified dangers associated with a gap revealed between media portrayal of hygiene and cleanliness in hospitals compared with reality in the wards.