Multiple health risk perception and information processing among African Americans and whites living in poverty

Risk Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1789-1799

  Hovick, Shelly ^a   Freimuth, Vicki S ^b   Johnson Turbes, Ashani ^c   Chervin, Doryn D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Information processing; Poverty; Risk

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; PERCEIVED RISK; POVERTY; PROCESSING MODEL; RISK INFORMATION;

COMMUNICATION; DATA PROCESSING; HEALTH; INFORMATION USE; RISK PERCEPTION; RISKS;

HEALTH RISKS;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK PERCEPTION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 81255141829     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01621.x     Document Type: Article

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