Interpreting information about medication side effects: Differences in risk perception and intention to comply when medicines are prescribed for adults or young children

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 227-234

  Berry, Dianne C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Whiteknights House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1842785611     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500410001670753     Document Type: Article

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