Using written narratives in public health practice: A creative writing perspective

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Thompson, Tess ^a   Kreuter, Matthew W ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFLICT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CREATIVITY; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VOICE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WRITING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CREATIVITY; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NARRATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; VOICE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WRITING;

EID: 84902001215     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd11.130402     Document Type: Article

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