Profiles of chronic illness knowledge in a community sample of american adults

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-212

  Jackson, Todd ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Chronic illness; Health; Knowledge; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350324526     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221320903218034     Document Type: Article

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