Psychosocial factors influencing breast cancer risk appraisal among older women

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 783-795

  Wood, Robin Y ^a   Della Monica, Nola R ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b EMMANUEL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

breast; cancer; focus groups; older people; perceptions; psychosocial aspects; risk; screening and prevention; vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955596133     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732311401036     Document Type: Article

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