Racial differences in colorectal cancer screening practices and knowledge within a low-income population

Cancer

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 391-398

  McAlearney, Ann Scheck ^a,b   Reeves, Katherine W ^c   Dickinson, Stephanie L ^b   Kelly, Kimberly M ^a,b   Tatum, Cathy ^b   Katz, Mira L ^a,b   Paskett, Electra D ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Colorectal cancer; Disparities; Health services accessibility; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 38049052428     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23156     Document Type: Article

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