Interpreting cross-sectional data on stages of change

Psychology and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-171

  Sutton, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross sectional data; Stage models; Transtheoretical model

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044517746     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440008400298     Document Type: Article

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