Colorectal and prostate cancer screening practices among men in Taiwan

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 209-216

  Liao, Chien Chang ^a   Wang, Hsin Y ^b   Lin, Ruey S ^b   Hsieh, Chang Yao ^b   Sung, Fung Chang ^a,b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Prostate cancer; Screening practice

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; OCCUPATION; PROSTATE CANCER; SCREENING TEST; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TAIWAN;

EID: 24744443509     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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