Psychological impact of colorectal cancer screening

Health Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-59

  Wardle, Jane ^a   Williamson, Sara ^a   Sutton, Stephen ^a   Biran, Adam ^a   McCaffery, Kirsten ^a   Cuzick, Jack ^b   Atkin, Wendy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Psychological; Screening; Sigmoidoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLON POLYP; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; WELLBEING;

ANXIETY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTORS; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037249747     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.22.1.54     Document Type: Article

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