Risk perceptions and health behavior

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-89

  Ferrer, Rebecca A ^a   Klein, William MP ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84930935068     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.03.012     Document Type: Review

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