Age differences in genetic knowledge, health literacy and causal beliefs for health conditions

Public Health Genomics

Volumn 14, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 307-316

  Ashida, S ^a,c   Goodman, M ^b   Pandya, C ^b   Koehly, L M ^a   Lachance, C ^a   Stafford, J ^b   Kaphingst, K A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal beliefs; Community based sample; Genetic communication; Genetic knowledge; Health literacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; GENETICS; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK;

EID: 79960130073     PISSN: 16624246     EISSN: 16628063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000316234     Document Type: Article

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