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Family history of chronic disease and participation in healthy behaviours.

Health economics, policy, and law - 1 Jul 2007

Gibbison Godfrey A, Johnson C Douglas

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This article presents an investigation into whether individuals incorporate information on their family genetic (health) endowment into decision making regarding participation in behaviours related to the production of health capital. Competing theoretical perspectives exist as to how genetic endowment should affect participation in health-related behaviours. There is also a growing consensus that the...

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PMID: 18634652
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133107004185

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