Assessing perceived health and associated health-promoting behaviors: An investigation of methods used to assess health status

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-242

  Becker, Craig M ^a   Glascoff, Marry A ^a   Mitchell, Terri ^a   Durham, Thomas W ^a   Arnold, William ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846604649     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2007.00158.x     Document Type: Article

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