Perceptions of family history across common diseases: A qualitative study in primary care

Family Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 472-480

  Walter, Fiona M ^a   Emery, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Diabetes; Heart disease; Patients' understanding; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASMS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33847629340     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cml006     Document Type: Article

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