Cancer beliefs and prevention policies: comparing Canadian decision-maker and general population views

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1683-1696

  Nykiforuk, Candace I J ^a   Wild, T Cameron ^a   Raine, Kim D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Decision makers; Healthy public policy; Policy adoption; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANADA; CANADIAN; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MANAGER; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SMOKING; WORKPLACE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ALBERTA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911806919     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-014-0474-3     Document Type: Article

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