Factorial validity and invariance of a survey measuring psychosocial correlates of colorectal cancer screening in Ontario, Canada - A replication study

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3279-3283

  Ritvo, Paul ^a,b,c,d   Myers, Ronald ^g   Del Giudice, M L ^d,e   Pazsat, Larry ^e,f   Campbell, Peter T ^a   Howlett, R I ^a,b   Mai, Verna ^a,c   Sullivan, Terry ^a   Tiro, Jasmin ^h   Rabeneck, Linda ^a,d,f,g  

^a CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^g THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 55849092517     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0241     Document Type: Article

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