Different faecal sampling methods alter the acceptability of faecal occult blood testing: A cross sectional community survey

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1437-1444

  Ellis, Richard J B ^a   Wilson, Sue ^a   Holder, Roger L ^a   McManus, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Community survey; Sampling; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34249871375     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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