Comparison of risk perceptions and beliefs across common chronic diseases

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 197-202

  Wang, Catharine ^a   O'Neill, Suzanne M ^b   Rothrock, Nan ^b   Gramling, Robert ^c   Sen, Ananda ^d   Acheson, Louise S ^e   Rubinstein, Wendy S ^b   Nease Jr , Donald E ^d   Ruffin IV, Mack T ^d  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Family history; Gender differences; Perceived control; Perceived risk; Perceived severity; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59649088062     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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