Cross-cultural testing of three social cognitive theories: An application to condom use

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 1556-1586

  Godin, Gaston ^a   Adrien, Alix ^b   Willms, Dennis ^c   Maticka Tyndale, Eleanor ^f   Manson Singer, Sharon ^d   Cappon, Paul ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Public Health Department   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f NONE

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EID: 0030222907     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb00086.x     Document Type: Article

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