Abstract

These results underscore the difficulty of reducing misperceptions about health care reform among individuals with the motivation and sophistication to reject corrective information.

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SophisticationOpposition (politics)Health care reformHealth carePoliticsMythologyPsychologyPolitical scienceSociologyLawHealth policyHistorySocial science

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Year
2012
Type
article
Volume
51
Issue
2
Pages
127-132
Citations
383
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Brendan Nyhan, Jason Reifler, Peter A. Ubel (2012). The Hazards of Correcting Myths About Health Care Reform. Medical Care , 51 (2) , 127-132. https://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0b013e318279486b

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10.1097/mlr.0b013e318279486b