Literacy and cancer anxiety as predictors of health status: An exploratory study

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 218-224

  Hoffman Goetz, L ^a   Meissner, H I ^a   Thomson, M D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEOPLASM; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651148128     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08858190902910871     Document Type: Article

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