“If I’m better than average, then I’m ok?”: Comparative information influences beliefs about risk and benefits
- 18 October 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Patient Education and Counseling
- Vol. 69 (1-3) , 140-144
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2007.08.008
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