Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 740-742 , December 2006

Commentary: Morphing social norms through media messaging

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PII: S0196-0644(06)02406-1

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.10.005

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 740-742 , December 2006