Awareness of lifestyle risk factors for cancer and heart disease among adults in the UK

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 221-227

  Sanderson, Saskia C ^a   Waller, Jo ^b   Jarvis, Martin J ^b   Humphries, Steve E ^b   Wardle, Jane ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Cancer; Heart disease; Lifestyle; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; EXERCISE; FOOD HABITS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149215831     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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