Reactions to threatening health messages.

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Published in BMC Public Health on November 21, 2012

Authors

Gill A Ten Hoor1, Gjalt-Jorn Y Peters, Janice Kalagi, Lianne de Groot, Karlijne Grootjans, Alexander Huschens, Constanze Köhninger, Lizan Kölgen, Isabelle Pelssers, Toby Schütt, Sophia Thomas, Robert A C Ruiter, Gerjo Kok

Author Affiliations

1: Dept of Work & Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Gill.tenHoor@maastrichtuniversity.nl

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