Advances in efficient health communication: Promoting prevention and detection of STDs

Current HIV Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 262-270

  Garcia Retamero, Rocio ^a,c   Cokely, Edward T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Condom use; Message frame; Screening; Sexually transmitted diseases; Visual aids; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VACCINATION; VISUAL AID;

EID: 84861154907     PISSN: 1570162X     EISSN: 18734251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157016212800618084     Document Type: Review

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