Public understanding of risks from gene-environment interaction in common diseases: Implications for public communications

Public Health Genomics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-124

  Condit, Celeste M ^a   Shen, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene environment interaction; Genetic literacy; Genetics education; Public understanding of genetics; Public understanding of science; Risk perception; Synergistic risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK;

EID: 79952451093     PISSN: 16624246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314915     Document Type: Article

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