The Effect of Accuracy of Perceptions of Dietary-Fat Intake on Perceived Risk and Intentions to Change

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 465-473

  O'Brien, Amanda ^a   Fries, Elizabeth ^a   Bowen, Deborah ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary fat intake; Intentions to change; Perceived risk; Perceptions of health risks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALORIC INTAKE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034302424     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005525115828     Document Type: Article

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