Increasing colorectal cancer screening among African Americans, linking risk perception to interventions targeting patients, communities and clinicians

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 748-758

  Ward, Stephanie H ^a   Lin, Karen ^a   Meyer, Brian ^a   Bass, Sarah B ^b   Parameswaran, Lalitha ^b   Gordon, Thomas F ^b   Ruzek, Sheryl Burt ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cancer; Colorectal; Screening

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMMUNITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; OCCULT BLOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 45749112098     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31356-0     Document Type: Article

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