Validation of scales measuring attitudes and norms related to mammography screening in women veterans

Health Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 555-566

  Tiro, Jasmin A ^a,e   Diamond, Pamela M ^a   Fernandez, Maria ^a   DiClemente, Carlo C ^b   Perz, Catherine A ^c   Rakowski, William ^d   Vernon, Sally W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON VICTORIA   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Construct validation; Mammography; Subjective norms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VETERANS;

EID: 28144450637     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.6.555     Document Type: Article

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