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Differences in perceptions of coronary disease among Hong Kong Chinese: Implications for the societal readiness in disease prevention

Date

Authors

Chan, Choi

Leung, S. F.

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract

Perceptions of coronary heart disease (CHD) influence individual health behavior, which is central to preventing the disease. Not enough is known about the demographic differences in perceptions of CHD among Chinese communities. This study examined these

Keywords

Keywords: adolescent; adult; aged; article; Asian; attitude to health; coronary artery disease; cross-sectional study; demography; ethnology; female; health behavior; Hong Kong; human; male; middle aged; psychological aspect; questionnaire; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; coronary heart disease (CHD); Hong Kong Chinese; perceived risk; perceived seriousness; perceptions of CHD; survey

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/71742

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Psychology, Health & Medicine

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1080/13548506.2011.608802

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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