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Beliefs about optimal age and screening frequency predict breast screening adherence in a prospective study of female relatives from the Ontario Site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry

BACKGROUND: Although few studies have linked cognitive variables with adherence to mammography screening in women with family histories of breast and/or ovarian cancer, research studies suggest cognitive phenomena can be powerful adherence predictors. METHODS: This prospective study included 858 wom...

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Autores principales: Ritvo, Paul, Edwards, Sarah A, Glendon, Gord, Mirea, Lucia, Knight, Julia A, Andrulis, Irene L, Chiarelli, Anna M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3432622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22788119
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-518