Correlates of underutilization of colorectal cancer screening among U.S. adults, age 50 years and older

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-91

  Cokkinides, Vilma E ^a   Chao, Ann ^a   Smith, Robert A ^a   Vernon, Sally W ^b   Thun, Michael J ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Colorectal cancer; Preventive care; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037218057     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2002.1127     Document Type: Article

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