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ERIC Number: EJ414191
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0097-0050
The Effect of Genetic Risk Information and Health Risk Assessment on Compliance with Preventive Behaviors.
Bamberg, Richard; And Others
Health Education, v21 n2 p26-32 Mar-Apr 1990
Results from a study of 82 males provide no statistical support and limited encouragement that genetic risk information may motivate persons to make positive changes in preventive health behaviors. Health risk assessments were used to identify subjects at risk for coronary heart disease or lung cancer because of genetic factors. (IAH)
Descriptors: Adults, At Risk Persons, Behavior Change, Cancer, Genetics, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Heart Disorders
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Health Hazard Appraisal; Health Information; Health Motivation; Lung Diseases; Risk Factors