To be or not to be at risk: Spontaneous reactions to risk information

Psychology and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 617-627

  Panzer, Martina ^a   Renner, Britta ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health communication; Reactions to risk information; Risk information processing; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; REACTIONS TO RISK INFORMATION; RISK; RISK INFORMATION PROCESSING; RISK PERCEPTION; SOUTH KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

HEALTH COMMUNICATION; REACTIONS TO RISK INFORMATION; RISK INFORMATION PROCESSING; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 45749158072     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440701606889     Document Type: Article

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