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Unrealistic optimism about susceptibility to health problems
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Metadata
- Authors
- Weinstein, N. D.
- Venue
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Published
- 1982-12
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 441-460
- ISSN
- 0160-7715 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3521
- OpenAlex
- W1964852035
- Cited by
- 908
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 18.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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