"Don't Know" responses to risk perception measures: Implications for underserved populations

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 271-281

  Waters, Erika A ^a   Hay, Jennifer L ^b   Orom, Heather ^c   Kiviniemi, Marc T ^c   Drake, Bettina F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

colorectal cancer; disparities; item response; measurement; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; RISK;

EID: 84874483615     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X12464435     Document Type: Article

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