Dead by 50: Lay expertise and breast cancer screening

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1351-1358

  Barker, Kristin K ^a   Galardi, Tasha R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lay expertise; Scientific expertise; Screening; The Internet; USA

Indexed keywords

CANCER; HEALTH EDUCATION; INTERNET; MEDICINE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; LAY EXPERTISE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL EXPERT; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BLOGGING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79954965427     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.02.024     Document Type: Article

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