Perceived risk prior to mammography as an independent predictor of breast cancer

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-247

  Nielsen, Nina B ^a,b   Zachariae, Robert ^c   Hjollund, Niels H ^a,b,d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Center of Public Health   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Mammography; Perceived risk; Predictive value

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CULTURE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 60049094860     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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