Religiosity and Preventing Risky Behaviors

authors:

avatar Azizollah Mojahed 1 , *

Department of Clinical Psychology, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction: Vol.3, issue 3; e22844
published online: August 25, 2014
article type: Editorial
received: August 17, 2014
accepted: August 18, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.22844

how to cite: Mojahed A. Religiosity and Preventing Risky Behaviors. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2014;3(3):e22844. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.22844.

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