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The Effect of Cancer Information Seeking on Perceptions of Cancer Risks, Fatalism, and Worry among a U.S. National Sample
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Amuta, Ann Oyare; Chen, Xuewei; Mkuu, Rahma – American Journal of Health Education, 2017
Background: Information seeking is crucial in the health behavior context. Cancer information seeking may play a key role in individuals' perceptions and subsequent health behaviors. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of cancer information seeking on perceptions of cancer worry, fatalism and risk. Methods: Data from…
Descriptors: Cancer, Risk, Anxiety, Information Seeking