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Worry and Risk Perceptions as Independent and Interacting Predictors of Health Protective Behaviors

Rebecca A. Ferrer Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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David B. Portnoy Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA; Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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William M. P. Klein Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Pages 397-409 | Published online: 28 Dec 2012

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