Beliefs about heritability of cancer and health information seeking and preventive behaviors

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 351-356

  Kaphingst, Kimberly A ^a   Lachance, Christina R ^a   Condit, Celeste M ^b  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949149075     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08858190902876304     Document Type: Article

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