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Applying a theory-based framework to understand public knowledge of genetic risk factors: a case for the distinction between how-to knowledge and principles knowledge.
Public health genomics - 1 Jan 2011
Smerecnik C M R, Mesters I, de Vries N K, de Vries H
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OBJECTIVE: Using E.M. Rogers's knowledge framework as presented in his seminal innovation-decision process, this paper aims to present an overview of the general public's knowledge of genetics. It also makes a first attempt to examine the statistical validity of this framework. METHODS: A sample of 2,500 members of the Dutch general population was presented with a questionnaire containing measures of 3...
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