The psychology of nutrition messages

Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research

Volumn 19, Issue , 2008, Pages 145-172

  Schofield, Heather ^a   Mullainathan, Sendhil ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53849136284     PISSN: 07312199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0731-2199(08)19007-0     Document Type: Review

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