Prevalence of colorectal cancer testing and screening in a multiethnic primary care population

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 311-323

  Shokar, Navkiran K ^a   Carlson, Carol A ^a   Weller, Susan C ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cancer screening; Colorectal carcinoma; Hispanic Americans; Prevention and control; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34848876615     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-007-9052-x     Document Type: Article

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