Alerting the General Population to Genetic Risks: The Value of Health Messages Communicating the Existence of Genetic Risk Factors for Public Health Promotion

Health Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 734-745

  Smerecnik, Chris M R ^a   Mesters, Ilse ^a   de Vries, Nanne K ^a   de Vries, Hein ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

general population; genetic education; genetic risk; public health; risk perception

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADDUCIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; SALT INTAKE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73149103238     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016386     Document Type: Article

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