Representations of health risks: What social psychology can offer health promotion

Health Education Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-165

  Joffe, Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deficit model; Social representations model; Symbols

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMBOLISM; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036301142     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001789690206100206     Document Type: Conference Paper

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