Causal beliefs and behaviour change post-myocardial infarction: How are they related?

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-182

  French, David P ^a   James, Delyth ^b   Horne, Rob ^c   Weinman, John ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SPOUSE;

AGED; CAUSALITY; CULTURE; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; STATISTICS;

EID: 18744364191     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910705X26722     Document Type: Article

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