| Literature DB >> 2817194 |
M Niknian1, S M McKinlay, W Rakowski, R A Carleton.
Abstract
This report examines correspondence between perceived and objective (American Heart Association's RISKO) risk of heart attack and stroke in a randomly selected sample from two surveys (n = 4,171) conducted in each of two New England cities, in 1981-82 and 1983-84, respectively. Results confirmed prior reports that people tend to underestimate their CVD (cardiovascular disease) risk and showed that estimates of those at lowest risk were most accurate.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2817194 PMCID: PMC1349771 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.79.12.1653
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Public Health ISSN: 0090-0036 Impact factor: 9.308