Promoting participation in a population screening program for breast and cervical cancer: A randomized trial of different invitation strategies

Tumori

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 348-353

  Segnan, Nereo ^a   Senore, Carlo ^a   Giordano, Livia ^a   Ponti, Antonio ^a   Ronco, Guglielmo ^a  

^a CPO Piedmont   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Call system; Cervical cancer; Organized program; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0031862691     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169808400307     Document Type: Article

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