Personalization and perceived personal relevance in computer-tailored persuasion in smoking cessation

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-73

  Dijkstra, Arie ^a   Ballast, Karien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SMOKING CESSATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855820611     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.2011.02029.x     Document Type: Article

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