Risk perceptions and their relation to risk behavior
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- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of Behavioral Medicine
- Vol. 27 (2) , 125-130
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324796abm2702_7
Abstract
Background: Because risk perceptions can affect protective behavior and protective behavior can affect risk perceptions, the relations between theseKeywords
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