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This chapter begins with an overview of some conceptual advances that characterize the emergence of contemporary, late 1980s-early 1990s, health behavior research. It continues with a discussion of issues related to health behavior’s identity, and describes an agenda for future research, including meta issues, substantive areas for research, and searching for meaning. A summary concludes the chapter.
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Gochman, D.S. (1988). Health Behavior Research. In: Gochman, D.S. (eds) Health Behavior. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0833-9_23
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