Constructing perceptions of vulnerability: Personal relevance and the use of experiential information in health judgments

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1053-1064

  Rothman, Alexander J ^a   Schwarz, Norbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032220016     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672982410003     Document Type: Article

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