The structure of beliefs about the causes of heart attacks: A network analysis

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 463-479

  French, David P ^a   Marteau, Theresa M ^a   Senior, Victoria ^a   Weinman, John ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

EID: 0036828623     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910702320645426     Document Type: Article

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