Psychosocial determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in cancer screening participation: A conceptual framework

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 135-147

  Von Wagner, C ^a   Good, A ^a   Whitaker, K L ^a   Wardle, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early detection of cancer; health literacy; helplessness learned; psychology; self efficacy; social class; social support

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER SCREENING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPECTATION; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; LIFE STRESS; NEOPLASM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79960532943     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: 14786729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxq018     Document Type: Article

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