The effectiveness of gain-versus loss-framed health messages in improving oral health in Iranian secondary schools: A cluster-randomized controlled trial

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 376-387

  Pakpour, Amir H ^a   Yekaninejad, Mir Saeed ^b   Sniehotta, Falko F ^c   Updegraff, John A ^d   Dombrowski, Stephan U ^c,e  

^a QAZVIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Message framing; Oral health; Persuasion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SELF CARE;

EID: 84904035082     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-013-9543-1     Document Type: Article

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