Risk communication and worry about breast cancer

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 379-389

  McCaul, Kevin D ^a,c   Canevello, A B ^a   Mathwig, J L ^a   Klein, W M P ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Health Services and Department of Biology   (United States)

^c NDSU   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COUNSELING; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0142059012     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500310001604513     Document Type: Article

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