Marriage and cancer prevention: Does marital status and inviting both spouses together influence colorectal cancer screening participation?

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 172-176

  Van Jaarsveld, Cornelia H M ^a   Miles, Anne ^a   Edwards, Rob ^b   Wardle, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33846063392     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096914130601300403     Document Type: Article

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