Screening for health risks: A social science perspective

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Heyman, Bob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bibliometric analysis; Health conditions; Health risk management; Health risks; Risk thinking; Screening

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; COLONOSCOPY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOWN SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; HEALTH HAZARD; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL BLOOD TEST; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 77950984583     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570903508739     Document Type: Editorial

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