Scare' em or disgust 'em: The effects of graphic health promotion messages

Health Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 447-458

  Leshner, Glenn ^a   Bolls, Paul ^a   Thomas, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; FEAR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TELEVISION;

ATTENTION; EMOTIONS; FEAR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TELEVISION;

EID: 70350739133     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230903023493     Document Type: Article

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