Analysts said the secrecy could be a sign of seriousness, or of fear of being blamed for any leaks or failure.
Lack of recognition of the seriousness of symptoms, fear and lack of knowledge of cancer (10, 11) are among the factors associated with longer time to help-seeking.
In a sign of the seriousness of the fears, a delegation from the European Commission was due in Rome on Wednesday to check on the country's reform program, days after the International Monetary Fund said it would monitor Italy's progress, a rare intrusion for an economy the size of Italy's.
As with many of his statements, it was not clear if the comments were in made in jest or seriousness, causing ripples of fear in a country that pride itself on ousting late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
7 13 Health beliefs, such as the perceived seriousness of the disease, fear of complications and the efficacy of treatment, can successfully predict better medication adherence levels.
Hanif Kureishi's Something to Tell You "describes with such elegant seriousness the fear of ageing, the inanition of pleasure, the survival of love, the longing to understand and be understood: all the melancholy fascination of being 'no longer young, and not yet old'," wrote Jane Shilling in the Sunday Telegraph.
The Youth Select Committee urged the government to recognise the seriousness of body image fears, before young people suffered a long-term impact.
"A lot of that progress is motivated by the sense of American seriousness and the fear of getting on the wrong side of us".
The seriousness of the allegations, the fear that children were at risk, and the sheer number of leads put huge pressure on the authorities to act quickly.
"Given the seriousness of this I now fear there is no choice but to start this inquiry again properly with a new chair and statutory powers, and proper consideration of the scope and purpose involving the survivors themselves".
Several of them, in interviews, said that even though they tended to agree with students on the seriousness of the problem, they feared divisive boardroom debates on divestment.
