Validity of the Cognitive Representations of Hypertension scales (CRHTN)

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 817-832

  Scisney Matlock, Margaret ^a   Watkins, Ken W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0043160150     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb01926.x     Document Type: Review

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