Perceptions of tropical health risks in mponda, malawi: Attributions of cause, suggested means of risk reduction and preferred treatment

Psychology and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-31

  Ager, Alastair ^a,d   Carr, Stuart ^b,d   Maclachlan, Malcolm ^c,e   Kaneka Chilongo, Benjamin ^c,d,e  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d Queen Margaret College ^*

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Health beliefs; Health promotion; Malaria; Schistosomiasis; Tropical health risks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030336003     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449608406917     Document Type: Article

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