Fatalistic cancer beliefs and information sources among rural and Urban Adults in the USA

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 521-526

  Befort, Christie A ^a   Nazir, Niaman ^a   Engelman, Kimberly ^a   Choi, Won ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Fatalistic beliefs; Information sources; Rural residents; Urban residents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CULTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893657946     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-013-0496-7     Document Type: Article

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