Environmental concern and personal health behaviors in women

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 141-158

  Robbins, Jill Greenwald ^a   Wiechelt, Shelly A ^b  

^a Salem Psychological Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Environmental concern; Health behaviors; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248601562     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v07n03_09     Document Type: Article

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