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AIMS Public Health , 2017, 4(6): 557-578. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2017.6.557.
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Tea Party Health Narratives and Belief Polarization: the Journey to Killing Grandma
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
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Special Issues: Cultural Narratives in Health
Keywords: political polarization; right-wing populism; Affordable Care Act; Obamacare
Citation: Kristin Haltinner, Dilshani Sarathchandra. Tea Party Health Narratives and Belief Polarization: the Journey to Killing Grandma. AIMS Public Health , 2017, 4(6): 557-578. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2017.6.557
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