Communicating the risks of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Effects of message framing and exemplification

Health Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 692-699

  Yu, Nan ^a   Ahern, Lee A ^b   Connolly Ahern, Colleen ^b   Shen, Fuyuan ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; NEW ENGLAND; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650049946     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2010.521910     Document Type: Article

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