Arja A Aro

Summary

Affiliation: National Public Health Institute
Country: Finland

Publications

  1. ncbi Acceptance of genetic testing in a general population: age, education and gender differences
    A R Aro
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    Patient Educ Couns 32:41-9. 1997
  2. ncbi False-positive findings in mammography screening induces short-term distress - breast cancer-specific concern prevails longer
    A R Aro
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN 00300, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Cancer 36:1089-97. 2000
  3. ncbi Two distinct groups of non-attenders in an organized mammography screening program
    A R Aro
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 70:145-53. 2001
  4. ncbi Toward European consensus tools for reviewing the evidence and enhancing the quality of health promotion practice
    Arja A Aro
    Health Services Research, National Public Health Institute, KTL, Helsinki, Finland
    Promot Educ . 2005
  5. ncbi Psychological risk factors of incidence of breast cancer: a prospective cohort study in Finland
    A R Aro
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    Psychol Med 35:1515-21. 2005

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Acceptance of genetic testing in a general population: age, education and gender differences
    A R Aro
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    Patient Educ Couns 32:41-9. 1997
    ..In conclusion, there are age, education and gender related differences in acceptance of genetic testing which need to be taken into account when considering screening programmes and informing the public...
  2. ncbi False-positive findings in mammography screening induces short-term distress - breast cancer-specific concern prevails longer
    A R Aro
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN 00300, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Cancer 36:1089-97. 2000
    ..Distress related to screening and false-positive findings seems to be moderate, but prevailing cancer-specific concerns call for improvements in screening programmes...
  3. ncbi Two distinct groups of non-attenders in an organized mammography screening program
    A R Aro
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 70:145-53. 2001
    ..To find out reasons for non-attendance and to study subgroup differences of the non-attenders in an organized mammography screening program...
  4. ncbi Toward European consensus tools for reviewing the evidence and enhancing the quality of health promotion practice
    Arja A Aro
    Health Services Research, National Public Health Institute, KTL, Helsinki, Finland
    Promot Educ . 2005
  5. ncbi Psychological risk factors of incidence of breast cancer: a prospective cohort study in Finland
    A R Aro
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    Psychol Med 35:1515-21. 2005
    ..Belief that depression and other psychological factors predict breast cancer is common, but there have been few prospective epidemiological studies on this relationship...