A study of trends in beliefs and attitudes toward cancer

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-216

  Schernhammer, Eva ^a,b,d   Haidinger, Gerald ^b   Waldhör, Thomas ^b   Vargas, Roberto ^c   Vutuc, Christian ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Behavior; Cancer; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956634175     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-010-0104-z     Document Type: Article

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