Factors associated with referral compliance of abnormal immunochemical faecal occult blood test

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 186-190

  Li, Chia Ming ^b   Shiu, Ming Neng ^c   Chia, Shu Li ^c   Liu, Jen Pei ^d   Chen, Tony Hsiu Hsi ^d   Chie, Wei Chu ^a,d  

^a Bei Hu Branch ^*  (Taiwan)

^b University Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c Public Health Bureau of Taipei County Government   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCULT BLOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CULTURE; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 36849019472     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/096914107782912095     Document Type: Article

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