Different measures of risk perceptions yield different patterns of interaction for combinations of hazards: Smoking, family history and cardiac events

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 381-393

  French, David P ^a,b,c   Marteau, Theresa M ^b   Sutton, Stephen ^a,d   Kinmonth, Ann Louise ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family history; Heart disease; Measurement; Risk perception; Smoking; Synergy

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944228276     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdm.480     Document Type: Article

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