Applying Decision-Making Approaches to Health Risk-Taking Behaviors: Progress and Remaining Challenges

Journal of Mathematical Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 261-285

  Cho, Young Hee ^a   Keller, L Robin ^b   Cooper, M Lynne ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0347669709     PISSN: 00222496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmps.1999.1258     Document Type: Article

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