The relationship between attitudinal ambivalence and desire to quit smoking among college smokers

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 113-133

  Lipkus, Isaac M ^b   Feaganes, John R ^c   Green, Jeffrey D ^c   Sedikides, Constantine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0035216531     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb02485.x     Document Type: Article

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