Promoting healthy behaviors: How do we get the message across?

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 500-512

  Myers, Rachel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Healthy behaviors; Message framing; Message tailoring; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77249088110     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.11.017     Document Type: Article

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