Using the EPPM to create and evaluate the effectiveness of brochures to increase the use of hearing protection in farmers and landscape workers

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 200-218

  Smith, Sandi W ^a   Rosenman, Kenneth D ^a   Kotowski, Michael R ^b   Glazer, Edward ^a   McFeters, Courtnay ^c   Keesecker, Nicole M ^d   Law, Angela ^e  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e University of Chicago ^*

Author keywords

Extended Parallel Process Model; Hearing Protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549100481     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: 14795752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909880801922862     Document Type: Article

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