Multifactorial beliefs about the role of genetics and behavior in common health conditions: Prevalence and associations with participant characteristics and engagement in health behaviors

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 913-921

  Waters, Erika A ^a   Muff, Jaclyn ^a   Hamilton, Jada G ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; causal beliefs; chronic disease; genetics; health behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER SCREENING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENOMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84910068397     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2014.49     Document Type: Article

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