Predicting low-fat diet intentions and behaviors for the prevention of coronary heart disease: An application of protection motivation theory among an australian population

Psychology & Health

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 397-408

  Plotnikoff, Ronald C ^a   Higginbotham, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

coronary heart disease; diet; Protection motivation theory; scale development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963177022     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449508401959     Document Type: Article

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