Factors affecting attitudes toward colorectal cancer screening in the primary care population

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 250-255

  Taskila, T ^a   Wilson, S ^a   Damery, S ^a   Roalfe, A ^a   Redman, V ^a   Ismail, T ^b   Hobbs, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; Colorectal cancer; Ethnic minority; Screening; Symptom

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER SCREENING; CENTRAL AMERICA; COLORECTAL CANCER; ETHNICITY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL TUMOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 67650641872     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605130     Document Type: Article

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