Rethinking Perceived Risk and Health Behavior: A Critical Review of HIV Prevention Research

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 313-325

  Kowalewski, Mark R ^b   Henson, Kevin D ^b   Longshore, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 0031160219     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019819702400305     Document Type: Article

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