Comparing the relative efficacy of narrative vs nonnarrative health messages in reducing health disparities using a randomized trial

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2117-2123

  Murphy, Sheila T ^a   Frank, Lauren B ^b   Chatterjee, Joyee S ^a   Moran, Meghan B ^c   Zhao, Nan ^a   De Herrera, Paula Amezola ^a   Baezconde Garbanati, Lourdes A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; NARRATION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84941338403     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302332     Document Type: Article

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