Perceived risk and worry about prostate cancer: A proposed conceptual model

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 89-96

  Schnur, Julie B ^a   DiLorenzo, Terry A ^b   Montgomery, Guy H ^a   Erblich, Joel ^a   Winkel, Gary ^c   Hall, Simon J ^a   Bovbjerg, Dana H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Stern College for Women   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Prostatic neoplasms; Risk; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; FAMILY HISTORY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750463422     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/BMED.32.3.89-96     Document Type: Article

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