Does heightening risk appraisals change people's intentions and behavior? A meta-analysis of experimental studies.

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Psychological bulletin

• Publication date

  2014-03-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/a0033065PMID 23731175
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