Predictors of fecal occult blood screening among older socioeconomically disadvantaged Americans: A replication study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-114

  Weinrich, Sally P ^a   Weinrich, Martin C ^a   Atwood, Jan ^b   Boyd, Marlyn ^a   Greene, Frederick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Colorectal cancer; Early detection; Elderly; Fecal occult blood testing; Replication study; Socioeconomically disadvantaged

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POVERTY; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 0031750769     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(97)00088-8     Document Type: Article

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