Has the surge in media attention increased public awareness about colorectal cancer and screening?

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Schroy III, Paul C ^a   Glick, Julie T ^b   Robinson, Patricia A ^b   Lydotes, Maria A ^b   Evans, Stephen R ^c   Emmons, Karen M ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Media campaigns; Patient education; Public awareness; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CAUCASIAN; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NEGRO; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; AWARENESS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 37249027302     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-007-9065-5     Document Type: Article

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