Cancer risk perceptions in an urban Mediterranean population

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 132-136

  García, Montse ^a,b   Fernández, Esteve ^a,b   Borràs, Josep Maria ^a,b   Nieto, F Javier ^c   Schiaffino, Anna ^a   Peris, Mercè ^a   Pérez, Glòria ^d   La Vecchia, Carlo ^e  

^a CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Health education; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FOOD ADDITIVE; PESTICIDE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDUCATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD COLOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; URBAN AREA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SPAIN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 24644502256     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21091     Document Type: Article

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