The mediatization of health expertise: Health programmes on Danish public service television

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The mediatization of health expertise : Health programmes on Danish public service television. / Christensen, Christa Lykke.

In: Critical Studies in Television. The international journal of television studies, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2016, p. 204-216.

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Christensen, CL 2016, 'The mediatization of health expertise: Health programmes on Danish public service television', Critical Studies in Television. The international journal of television studies, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 204-216. https://doi.org/10.1177/1749602016645771

APA

Christensen, C. L. (2016). The mediatization of health expertise: Health programmes on Danish public service television. Critical Studies in Television. The international journal of television studies, 11(2), 204-216. https://doi.org/10.1177/1749602016645771

Vancouver

Christensen CL. The mediatization of health expertise: Health programmes on Danish public service television. Critical Studies in Television. The international journal of television studies. 2016;11(2):204-216. https://doi.org/10.1177/1749602016645771

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Christensen, Christa Lykke. / The mediatization of health expertise : Health programmes on Danish public service television. In: Critical Studies in Television. The international journal of television studies. 2016 ; Vol. 11, No. 2. pp. 204-216.

Bibtex

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