Framing communication: Communicating the antismoking message effectively to all smokers

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 433-447

  Wong, Carissa O ^a   McMurray, Nancy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 23044534867     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.10015     Document Type: Article

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