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Willingness to take drugs to prevent serious chronic diseases (自愿服用药物以预防严重的慢性疾病)

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine an individual's willingness to take a preventive therapy for each of two chronic diseases (type 2 diabetes [T2D] and dementia) when provided with varying likelihoods of acquiring the disease. METHODS: After reading a description of two chronic diseases (i.e. T2D and dementia), 345 student volunteers at McMaster University rated their likelihood of taking a drug that could halve their chance of …

Authors

Jerzak KJ; Pallan S; Gerstein HC

Journal

Journal of Diabetes, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 76–80

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

January 2014

DOI

10.1111/1753-0407.12069

ISSN

1753-0393