Factors associated with Hispanic/non-Hispanic white colorectal cancer screening disparities

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1241-1245

  Jerant, Anthony F ^a   Arellanes, Rose E ^a   Franks, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; Hispanic Americans; Mass screening; Quality of health care; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 49649126086     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0666-1     Document Type: Article

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