Does concern about breast cancer inhibit or promote breast cancer screening?

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-194

  McCaul, Kevin D ^a   Reid, Patricia A ^b   Rathge, Richard W ^b   Martinson, Beverly ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030558483     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp1802_5     Document Type: Article

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