To test or not to test? the role of attitudes, knowledge, and religious involvement among U.S. adults on intent-to-obtain adult genetic testing

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 617-628

  Botoseneanu, Anda ^a   Alexander, Jeffrey A ^a   Banaszak Holl, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; cancer; genetic testing; religion; structural equation modelling; testing behavior; theory of reasoned action

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CATHOLICISM; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENTION; JEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81355135387     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198110389711     Document Type: Article

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