If only I Hadn't Smoked: The Impact of Counterfactual Thinking on a Smoking-Related Behavior

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 955-976

  Page, Christine M ^a   Colby, Patricia M ^a  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 2442560354     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.10104     Document Type: Article

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