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Interpretation of genetic risk feedback among African American smokers with low socioeconomic status.
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association - 1 Mar 2004
Lipkus Isaac M, McBride Colleen M, Pollak Kathryn I, Lyna Pauline, Bepler Gerold
Abstract excerpt
The authors report on factors related to interpretation of feedback on genetic susceptibility to lung cancer among 371 African American smokers receiving care in a community health clinic, with a focus on whether smokers were interpreting feedback consistent with a defensive processing or an accuracy orientation. Smokers were given feedback on the absence (indicating increased risk) or presence (indicating...
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