Lay understanding of familial risk of common chronic diseases: A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 583-594

  Walter, Fiona M ^a,d   Emery, Jon ^b   Braithwaite, Dejana ^a   Marteau, Theresa M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Cancer; Coronary disease; Diabetes mellitus; Health behavior; Heredity; Internal external control; Review literature; Risk factors genetics

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; PREMATURITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 4344572889     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.242     Document Type: Review

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