The impact of internet use on health cognitions and health behavior

Online Consumer Psychology: Understanding and Influencing Consumer Behavior in the Virtual World

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 405-424

  Brewer, Noel T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 84916974958     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410612694     Document Type: Chapter

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