journal of men's health
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 183-190 , September 2009

Optimistic bias, information seeking and intention to undergo prostate cancer screening: A Taiwan study on male adults

  • Hung-Yi Lu

      Affiliations

    • National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
    • ,
  • James E. Andrews

      Affiliations

    • University of South Florida, USA
    • ,
  • Hsin-Ya Hou

      Affiliations

    • National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 28 March 2009 ,Accepted 28 May 2009.

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PII: S1875-6867(09)00070-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jomh.2009.05.004

journal of men's health
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 183-190 , September 2009

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