Coverage of Coma in Headlines of US Newspapers From 2001 Through 2005

To review journalists' preferences and accuracy in reporting comatose states. Using the Lexis-Nexis database, we selected newspaper headlines from January 1, 2001, through December 31, 2005, that included the words coma, comatose, unconsciousness, vegetative state, awakening, and brain dead. We...

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