Effects of exemplars in public information documents on HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Information Design Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 194-210

  Jansen, Carel ^a   Croonen, Marjolein ^a   De Stadler, Leon ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Desert heuristic; Exemplars; HIV AIDS; Narratives; Public information documents

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249139599     PISSN: 01425471     EISSN: 1569979X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/idjdd.13.3.04jan     Document Type: Article

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