Risk Interpretation, Perception, and Communication

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 636-638

  Jewell, Nicholas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG DISEASE; MORTALITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED MEAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

AGED; COMMUNICATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 70350475544     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.06.019     Document Type: Editorial

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