Using health education theories to explain behavior change: A cross-country analysis

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 185-207

  Murray Johnson, Lisa ^a   Witte, Kim ^b,c   Boulay, Marc ^c   Figueroa, Maria Elena ^c   Storey, Douglas ^c   Tweedie, Ian ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547219803     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/1500-1461-44GK-M325     Document Type: Article

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