The determinants of screening uptake and interventions for increasing uptake: A systematic review

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 4, Issue 14, 2000, Pages

  Jepson, R ^a   Clegg, A ^a   Forbes, C ^a   Lewis, R ^a   Sowden, A ^a   Kleijnen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0033849695     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta4140     Document Type: Review

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