Colorectal cancer screening practices among attendees at a cancer screening clinic

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-36

  Steiniger, Erik ^a   Mahoney, Martin C ^a,b   Cummings, K Michael ^b   Leiras, Claudia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0037686550     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15430154JCE1801_12     Document Type: Article

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