Women's perceptions of the risks of age-related diseases, including breast cancer: Reports from a 3-year research study

Health Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 377-395

  Covello, Vincent T ^a   Peters, Richard G ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0036044123     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327027HC1403_5     Document Type: Article

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