"How many partners is too many?" Shaping perceptions of personal vulnerability

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2195-2214

  Rothman, Alexander J ^b   Haddock, Geoffrey ^a   Schwarz, Norbert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0035492480     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb00171.x     Document Type: Article

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