Tailored computer-based cancer risk communication: Correcting colorectal cancer risk perception

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-141

  Emmons, Karen M ^a   Wong, Mei ^a   Puleo, Elaine ^b   Weinstein, Neil ^c   Fletcher, Robert ^d   Colditz, Graham ^e  

^a HARVARD CENTER FOR CANCER PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 1942471804     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730490425295     Document Type: Article

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