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The impact of body vigilance on help-seeking for cancer ‘alarm’ symptoms: a community-based survey
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Background: The act of detecting bodily changes is a pre-requisite for subsequent responses to symptoms, such as seeking medical help. This is the first study to explore associations between self-reported body vigilance and help-seeking in a community sample currently experiencing cancer ‘alarm’ symptoms.
Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, a ‘health survey’ was mailed through primary care practices to 4913 UK adults (age ≥50 years, no cancer diagnosis), asking about sym...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1186/s12889-016-3846-7
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+ Department of Health Policy Research Unit in Cancer Awareness, Screening and Early Diagnosis
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Wardle, J
Bibliographic Details
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- BioMed Central Publisher's website
- Journal:
- BMC Public Health Journal website
- Volume:
- 16
- Issue:
- 1172
- Pages:
- 1-6
- Publication date:
- 2016-11-21
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-11-15
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1471-2458
- Source identifiers:
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727803
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- pubs:727803
- Deposit date:
- 2018-01-11
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- © Winstanley, et al 2016
- Copyright date:
- 2016
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