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“If I'm better than average, then I'm ok?”: Comparative information influences beliefs about risk and benefits

OBJECTIVE: To test whether providing comparative risk information changes risk perceptions. METHODS: 249 female visitors to a hospital cafeteria were randomized to one of two conditions which differed in whether their hypothetical breast cancer risks was lower or higher than the average woman's...

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Main Authors: Fagerlin, Angela, Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J., Ubel, Peter A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2189559/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17942271
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2007.08.008
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