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  1. Department of Psychological Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA

    Michael E. Stefanek

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  1. University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

    Marc Gellman

  2. Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Buies Creek, North Carolina, USA

    J. Rick Turner

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    Alan J. Christensen

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Stefanek, M.E. (2018). Cancer Risk Perceptions. In: Gellman, M., Turner, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6439-6_1214-2

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