title: 'Fifteen minutes of fame': reflections on the uses of health research, the media, pundits, and the spin.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mechanic
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authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: McAlpine
mesh_terms: D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D008402:Mass Media; D009819:Office Visits; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D014481:United States