Changing impulsive determinants of unhealthy behaviours towards rewarding objects

Health Psychology Review

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-153

  Veling, Harm ^a   Aarts, Henk ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 80052537576     PISSN: 17437199     EISSN: 17437202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2010.539970     Document Type: Note

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