Accuracy of self-perceived risk for common conditions

Accuracy of self-perceived risk for common conditions

Background: Accurate awareness of common disease risk is necessary to promote healthy lifestyles and to prevent unnecessary anxiety and evaluation. Our objective is to identify characteristics of patients who do not accurately perceive their risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD), diabetes...

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Main Authors: Phyllis Brawarsky, Katyuska Eibensteiner, Elissa V. Klinger, Heather J. Baer, George Getty, E. John Orav, Graham Colditz, Jennifer S. Haas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Cogent Medicine
Subjects:
perceived risk
calculated risk
coronary heart disease
diabetes
breast cancer
colorectal cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2018.1463894

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2018.1463894

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