The health belief model: Theoretical review, critical consideration and alternative proposal. I: Towards a functional analysis of health beliefs;El modelo de Creencias de Salud: Revisión teórica, consideración crítica y propuesta alternativa. I: Hacia un análisis funcional de las Creencias en Salud

International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-109

  San Pedro, Emilio Moreno ^a   Roales Nieto, Jesús Gil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Functional analysis; Health behavior; Health belief model; Health beliefs; Verbal behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350721983     PISSN: 15777057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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