Canadian adolescents' perspectives of cancer risk: A qualitative study

Health Promotion International

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 684-694

  Woodgate, Roberta L ^a   Safipour, Jalal ^a   Tailor, Ketan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescent; Canada; children; determinants of health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NEOPLASM; PHOTOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940643920     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dau011     Document Type: Article

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