Prescriptive scientific narratives for communicating usable science

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 111, Issue , 2014, Pages 13627-13633

  Downs, Julie S ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Decision making; Interactive video

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENTS; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERACTIVE VIDEO; METHODOLOGY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SCIENCE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENTS; DECISION MAKING; INTERACTIVE VIDEO;

ADOLESCENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NARRATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SCIENCE; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 84907246300     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1317502111     Document Type: Article

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