Relationships between risk-taking behaviour and subsequent risk perceptions

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-164

  Brown, Stephen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAR DRIVING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 19944386611     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712605X36703     Document Type: Review

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