Denial and Confirmatory Search: Paradoxical Consequences of Medical Diagnosis

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 473-490

  Croyle, Robert T ^a   Sande, Gerald N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 0000294188     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1988.tb00030.x     Document Type: Article

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