Mothers' intentions to teach adolescent daughters about breast cancer risk reduction activities: The influence of self-efficacy, response efficacy, and personal responsibility

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-145

  Yun, Doshik ^a   Silk, Kami J ^a   Bowman, Nicholas David ^a   Neuberger, Lindsay ^a   Atkin, Charles K ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast Cancer; Personal Responsibility; Response Efficacy; Risk Reduction; Self Efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863161229     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090902861606     Document Type: Article

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