Using the extended parallel process model to explain physicians' decisions to test their patients for kidney disease

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 400-412

  Roberto, Anthony J ^a   Goodall, Catherine E ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; SCREENING TEST; SELF CONCEPT; THREAT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 67651124792     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730902873935     Document Type: Article

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