Cultural determinants of cancer fatalism and cancer prevention behaviors among Asians in Singapore
This research aims to better understand cultural disparities in cancer prevention behaviors. To do this, we investigate how four cultural beliefs - optimism, pessimism, naïve dialecticism, and superstition - associate with cancer fatalism, which has been recognized as a major barrier to cancer preve...
Main Authors: | Kim, Hye Kyung, Lwin, May Oo |
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Other Authors: | Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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2022
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161126 |
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