Construct validity and invariance of four factors associated with colorectal cancer screening across gender, race, and prior screening

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2231-2237

  McQueen, Amy ^a,d   Tiro, Jasmin A ^b   Vernon, Sally W ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SELF CONCEPT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 53349120238     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0176     Document Type: Article

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