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Peer reviewedZerbe, Michael J.; Young, Amanda J.; Nagelhout, Edwin R. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1998
States that in 1994, the "Chicago Tribune" reported that fraud had been discovered in a nine-year-old medical study comparing two treatments for early-stage breast cancer. Examines reactions of two professional medical journals demonstrating how negotiations for upholding ethical norms took place. Analyzes public discourse surrounding…
Descriptors: Cancer, Discourse Analysis, Fraud, Mass Media
Peer reviewedReeves, Carol – Written Communication, 1990
Focuses on writers' strategies in establishing and explaining the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) for the benefit of practitioners and researchers who would later treat and investigate the problem. Uses an analysis of the introductions, patient histories, and discussions in these reports to argue that establishing and explaining AIDS…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Medical Case Histories, Medical Research, Periodicals
