Perceived risk of developing diabetes in early adulthood: Beliefs about inherited and behavioral risk factors across the life course

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 285-296

  Dickerson, Justin B ^a   Smith, Matthew Lee ^a   Sosa, Erica ^b   McKyer, E Lisako ^c   Ory, Marcia G ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c TEXAS AANDM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetes; late adolescence; risk factors; risk perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857844167     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311412840     Document Type: Article

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