Persuading physicians to test their patients' level of kidney functioning: The effects of message frame and point of view

Health Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-118

  Roberto, Anthony J ^a   Goodall, Catherine E ^b   West, Patricia M ^c   Mahan, John D ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 77950999879     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230903544902     Document Type: Article

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