Family history assessment: Impact on disease risk perceptions

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 392-398

  Wang, Catharine ^a   Sen, Ananda ^b,c   Ruffin, MacK T ^c   Nease, Donald E ^d   Gramling, Robert ^e   Acheson, Louise S ^f   O'Neill, Suzanne M ^g   Rubinstein, Wendy S ^h  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HEALTHWARE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866435105     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.06.013     Document Type: Article

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