Risk perception and victim perception: The judgment of HIV cases

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-22

  Irwin, Julie R ^a   Jones, Lawrence E ^b   Mundo, David ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c STATS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Risk perception; Victim perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030306275     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0771(199603)9:1<1::AID-BDM212>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Review

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