Understanding the relationship between illness perceptions of breast cancer and perceived risk in a sample of U.A.E. female university students: the role of comparative risk

Figueiras, Maria JoãoNeto, David DiasMarôco, J. P.2022-05-302022-05-302022Figueiras, M. J., Neto, D. D., & Marôco, J. (2022). Understanding the relationship between illness perceptions of breast cancer and perceived risk in a sample of U.A.E. female university students: the role of comparative risk. BMC Women’s Health, 22(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01771-514726874http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8676BMC Women's Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the health and wellbeing of adolescent girls and women, with a particular focus on the physical, mental, and emotional health of women in developed and developing nations. The journal welcomes submissions on women's public health issues, health behaviours, breast cancer, gynecological diseases, mental health and health promotion.engBreast cancerIllness perceptionsRisk perceptionComparative riskLay beliefsArab womenUnderstanding the relationship between illness perceptions of breast cancer and perceived risk in a sample of U.A.E. female university students: the role of comparative riskjournal article10.1186/s12905-022-01771-5