Personality, risky health behaviour, and perceived susceptibility to health risks

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-50

  Vollrath, Margarete ^a   Knoch, Daria ^a   Cassano, Loredana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0033249414     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0984(199901/02)13:1<39::AID-PER328>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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