Risk perceptions and smoking decisions of adult Chinese men

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages 60-73

  Lin, Wanchuan ^a   Sloan, Frank ^b  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian updating; China; Lung cancer; Risk perceptions; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK PERCEPTION; SMOKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHINA;

ADULT; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84949123029     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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