Lack of communication about familial colorectal cancer risk associated with colorectal adenomas (United States)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 543-546

  Pho, Kevin ^a   Geller, Alan ^a   Schroy III, Paul C ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal adenomas; Colorectal cancer; Familial risk; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034037182     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008932417421     Document Type: Article

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