Using stories to battle unintentional injuries: Narratives in safety and health communication

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1441-1449

  Ricketts, Mitch ^a   Shanteau, James ^a   McSpadden, Breeanna ^b   Fernandez Medina, Kristen M ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Harman Atchison Research Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Accident prevention; Anecdotes; Health communication; Injury prevention; Safety; Stories; USA narrative communication; Warnings

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEALTH CARE; INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LITERATURE; MALE; NARRATIVE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STORYTELLING; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RISK-TAKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950930696     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.12.036     Document Type: Article

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