Text and graphics: Manipulating nutrition brochures to maximize recall

Health Education Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 555-564

  Clark, K L ^a   AbuSabha, R ^a   Von Eye, A ^b   Achterberg, C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RECALL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PAMPHLETS;

EID: 0032804450     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/14.4.555     Document Type: Article

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