An Empirical test of an expanded version of the theory of planned behavior in predicting recycling behavior on campus

American Journal of Health Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 66-73

  Largo Wight, Erin ^a   Bian, Hui ^b   Lange, Lori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84861209313     PISSN: 19325037     EISSN: 21683751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2012.10599221     Document Type: Article

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