How to reduce the effect of framing on messages about health.

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Published in J Gen Intern Med on August 25, 2010

Authors

Rocio Garcia-Retamero1, Mirta Galesic

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany. rretamer@ugr.es

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