Telephone assessment increases uptake of colonoscopy in a FOBT colorectal cancer-screening programme

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-107

  Rodger, J ^a   Steele, R J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OCCULT BLOOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELECONSULTATION; AGED; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FEMALE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 58149114789     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jms.2008.007093     Document Type: Article

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