Self-control and health outcomes in a nationally representative sample

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-27

  Miller, Holly Ventura ^a   Barnes, J C ^b   Beaver, Kevin M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain based disorders; Health problems; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952152282     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.35.1.2     Document Type: Article

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