Out in the midday sun: Risk behaviour and optimistic beliefs among residents and visitors on tenerife

Psychology and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 529-544

  Eiser, J Richard ^a   Arnold, Benjamin W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Optimism; Risk; Skin cancer; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033436683     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449908407345     Document Type: Article

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