Barriers to colorectal cancer screening: A comparison of reports from primary care physicians and average-risk adults

Medical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 939-944

  Klabunde, Carrie N ^a   Vernon, Sally W ^b   Nadel, Marion R ^c   Breen, Nancy ^a   Seeff, Laura C ^c   Brown, Martin L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Colorectal cancer; Health behavior; Primary care; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24944444086     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000173599.67470.ba     Document Type: Article

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