Lay Representations of Cancer Prevention and Early Detection: Associations With Prevention Behaviors

IntroductionThe Common Sense Model of illness representations posits that how people think about an illness affects how they try to prevent the illness. The purpose of this study was to determine whether prevention representations vary by cancer type (colon, lung, and skin cancer) and whether repres...

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Hoofdauteurs: Helen W. Sullivan, PhD, MPH, Lila J. Finney Rutten, PhD, MPH, Bradford W. Hesse, PhD, Richard P. Moser, PhD, Alexander J. Rothman, PhD, Kevin D. McCaul, PhD
Formaat: Artikel
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-01-01
Reeks:Preventing Chronic Disease
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Online toegang:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2010/jan/08_0176.htm