Assessing perceptions of cancer risk: Does mode of assessment or numeracy matter?

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 465-473

  Kelly, Kimberly M ^a   Graves, Kristi D ^b   Harper, Felicity W K ^c   Schmidt, John E ^d   Dickinson, Stephanie L ^e   Andrykowski, Michael A ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer surveillance and screening; Gastrointestinal cancers: colon; Psychosocial aspects; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 36549089391     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: 15251500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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