Formative research on adolescent and adult perceptions of risk factors for breast cancer

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3124-3136

  Silk, Kami J ^a   Bigbsy, Elizabeth ^a   Volkman, Julie ^b   Kingsley, Catherine ^a   Atkin, Charles ^a   Ferrara, Merissa ^c   Goins, Leigh Anne ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent beliefs; Breast cancer; Environment; Focus groups; Formative research; USA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ANALYTICAL METHOD; CANCER; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GENDER; HERITABILITY; PUBLIC SECTOR; RESEARCH WORK; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENDER; GOVERNMENT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750433909     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.08.010     Document Type: Article

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