Risk Perception Among Smokers: A Qualitative Study

Risk Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1563-1571

  Codern, Nuria ^a   Pla, Margarita ^a   Ormijana, Amaia Saenz de ^a   González, Francisco Javier ^b   Pujol, Enriqueta ^b   Soler, Maria ^c   Cabezas, Carmen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Primary Care Research Institute Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol)   (Spain)

^c IASIST ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Qualitative research; Risk assessment; Risk perception; Smoking habit

Indexed keywords

BARCELONA; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FIELD WORKS; HEALTH PRACTICES; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; MULTIDIMENSIONAL NATURE; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTHCARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE STUDY; RISK COMMUNICATION; SMOKING HABIT;

HEALTH RISKS; RATING; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMANTICS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 78650498582     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01462.x     Document Type: Article

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