Increasing the salience of risky sexual behavior: Promoting interest in HIV-antibody testing among heterosexually active young adults

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 531-551

  Rothman, Alexander J ^a   Kelly, Kristina M ^b   Weinstein, Neil D ^b   O'Leary, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033084254     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb01400.x     Document Type: Article

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