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Being at risk for cardiovascular disease: perceptions and preventive behavior in people with and without a known genetic predisposition.

Psychology, health & medicine - 1 Jan 2012

Claassen L, Henneman L, van der Weijden T, Marteau T M, Timmermans D R M

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This study compares and explains differences in perceptions of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and preventive behaviors in people with and without a known genetic predisposition to CVD. A cross-sectional study using two samples was performed. The first sample (genetic predisposition; n = 51) consisted of individuals recently diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) through DNA testing. The second...

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PMID: 22360457
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2011.644246

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