Testing communication strategies to convey genomic concepts using virtual reality technology

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 384-399

  Kaphingst, Kimberly A ^a   Persky, Susan ^a   McCall, Cade ^b   Lachance, Christina ^a   Beall, Andrew C ^b   Blascovich, Jim ^b  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOMICS; HUMAN; LEARNING; LITERATURE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651097625     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730902873927     Document Type: Article

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