Policies of screening for colorectal cancer in European countries

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 270-276

  Gutiérrez Ibarluzea, Iñaki ^a,b   Asua, José ^b   Latorre, Kepa ^c  

^a Nursing University School Vitoria Gasteiz   (Spain)

^b Osteba Basque Office for HTA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL TXAGORRITXU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cancer; Colon rectum; Evaluation; Screening

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

AUSTRIA; BEST STRATEGY; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY; COLORECTAL CANCER (CRC); CURRENT STATUS; DENMARK; EUROPEAN COUNCIL; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FINLAND; GERMANY; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (HTA); INTERNATIONAL (CO); LOCAL STRATEGIES; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRE DATA; RESEARCH STUDIES; RESPONSE RATES; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; SYSTEMATIC SEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM (UK);

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DENMARK; EUROPEAN UNION; FINLAND; FRANCE; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; ITALY; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SPAIN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EUROPE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 46749099048     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462308080367     Document Type: Article

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