What's in a leaflet? Identifying research-based persuasive messages in European alcohol-education leaflets

Psychology and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-60

  Abraham, Charles ^a   Southby, Lorraine ^a   Quandte, Sabine ^b   Krahé, Barbara ^b   Van Der Sluijs, Winfried ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Content analysis; Drinking; Health education; Leaflet; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845384894     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14768320600774405     Document Type: Article

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