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Minority talks: The influence of descriptive social norms on fruit intake

F. Marijn Stok Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University, Post Box 80140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Denise T.D. de Ridder Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University, Post Box 80140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Emely de Vet Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University, Post Box 80140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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John B.F. de Wit Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; National Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Pages 956-970 | Received 13 May 2011, Accepted 20 Oct 2011, Published online: 12 Dec 2011

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