Reactions to threatening health messages

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ten Hoor, Gill A ^a   Peters, Gjalt Jorn Y ^b   Kalagi, Janice ^a   De Groot, Lianne ^a   Grootjans, Karlijne ^a   Huschens, Alexander ^a   Köhninger, Constanze ^a   Kölgen, Lizan ^a   Pelssers, Isabelle ^a   Schütt, Toby ^a   Thomas, Sophia ^a   Ruiter, Robert A C ^a   Kok, Gerjo ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Defensive reactions; Drinkers; Smokers; Threatening health messages

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84869238257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-1011     Document Type: Article

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