Fear appeals in advanced tobacco control environments: The impact of a National Mass Media Campaign in Norway

Health Education Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 888-897

  Halkjelsvik, Torleif ^a   Lund, Karl Erik ^b   Kraft, Pål ^b   Rise, Jostein ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

ADULT; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING;

EID: 84884476453     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyt064     Document Type: Article

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