Preventing the Spread of Genital Warts: Using Fear Appeals to Promote Self-Protective Behaviors

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 571-585

  Witte, Kim ^a   Berkowitz, Judy M ^b   Cameron, Kenzie A ^b   McKeon, Janet K ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STUDENTS;

EID: 0032177376     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019819802500505     Document Type: Article

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