Perceptions of risk and optimistic bias for acute gastrointestinal Illness: A population survey

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages

  Sargeant, J M ^a   Majowicz, S E ^a,b   Sheth, U ^c   Edge, V L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute gastrointestinal illness; Cross sectional survey; Perception; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PUBLIC OPINION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEPHONE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 78649647536     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01325.x     Document Type: Article

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