Fear, Knowledge, and Efficacy Beliefs Differentially Predict the Frequency of Digital Rectal Examination Versus Prostate Specific Antigen Screening in Ethnically Diverse Samples of Older Men

Emotional and cognitive characteristics have been studied in the context of women’s cancer screening but have received scant attention in the study of men’s screening behavior. Researchers know little about how such factors interact to predict screening or whether digital rectal examination (DRE) an...

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Main Authors: Nathan S. Consedine PhD, David Horton, Tracey Ungar PhD, Andrew K. Joe MD, Paul Ramirez PhD, Luisa Borrell PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2007-03-01
Series:American Journal of Men's Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988306293495