Personal attributions for melanoma risk in melanoma-affected patients and family members

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-63

  Hay, Jennifer ^a   Dibonaventura, Marco ^b   Baser, Raymond ^a   Press, Nancy ^c   Shoveller, Jeanne ^d   Bowen, Deborah ^e  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Consumer Health Services International ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Melanoma families; Risk attributions; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952488554     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-010-9286-4     Document Type: Article

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