Efficiency of two constructs called \"fear of disease\" and \"perceived severity of disease\" on the prevention of gastric cancer: Application of protection motivation theory

 Background: Among all cancers, malignancies of gastrointestinal tract are the most common cancer among Iranian population. Dietary behavior is thought to be the most important risk factor in gastric cancer. Fear and perceived severity are two important constructs of the protection motivati...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Hosein Baghiani-Moghadam, Seyed Jalil Seyedi-Andi, Seyed Javad Shokri-Shirvani, Sorayya Khafri, Reza Ghadimi, Hadi Parsian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2015-10-01
Series:Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://caspjim.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-196-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1