The persuasive power of peer guides in websites that promote HIV/AIDS voluntary counselling and testing

IEEE International Professional Communication Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 829-838

  Nieuwboer, Iris ^a   Maes, Alfons A ^a,c,d   Swanepoel, Piet ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^c Tilburg University ^*  (Netherlands)

^d IEEE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AIDS; Health communication; Personalization; VCT; Website design

Indexed keywords

AIDS; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; PERSONALIZATION; VOLUNTARY COUNSELING AND TESTING (VCT); WEBSITE DESIGN;

DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; STUDENTS; VIRUSES;

WEBSITES;

EID: 33745232751     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494257     Document Type: Conference Paper

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