Communication, risk behavior, and perceptions of threat and efficacy: A test of a reciprocal model

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 377-395

  Dorsey, Alicia Marshall ^a   Miller, Katherine I ^b   Scherer, Clifford W ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033267514     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909889909365546     Document Type: Article

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