Underreporting of family history of colon cancer: Correlates and implications

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 635-639

  Glanz, K ^a   Grove, J ^a   Le Marchand, L ^a   Gotay, C ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GENETICS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLON CANCER; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HAWAII; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK;

EID: 0032768163     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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