Influences on participation in a community-based colorectal neoplasia screening program by virtual colonoscopy in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-287

  Forbes, Geoffrey M ^a   Fritschi, Lin ^a   Mendelson, Richard M ^a   Foster, Noellene M ^b   Edwards, John T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

EID: 3042850303     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00708.x     Document Type: Article

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