Measuring risk perception among low-income minority primary care patients

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 314-327

  Jia, Haomiao ^a   Santana, Annabel ^b   Lubetkin, Erica Ilene ^b  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Minority groups; Performance of measures; Primary care; Risk assessment; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING;

EID: 4544268992     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-200410000-00004     Document Type: Article

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