Public perceptions of cancer risk factors: A Western Australian study

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 90-96

  MacTiernan, Anna ^a   Fritschi, Lin ^b   Slevin, Terry ^c   Jalleh, Geoffrey ^d   Donovan, Rob ^d   Heyworth, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Cancer Council Western Australia   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907011927     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: 22011617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HE13081     Document Type: Article

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