Accuracy of smokers' risk perceptions
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- 1 June 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of Behavioral Medicine
- Vol. 20 (2) , 135-140
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02884459
Abstract
In response to disagreements about the extent to which smokers recognize the full risk of smoking-induced illness, an attempt was made to review all aKeywords
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