Uptake of faecal occult blood test colorectal cancer screening by different ethnic groups in the Netherlands

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 400-402

  Deutekom, M ^a   Van Rijn, A F ^a   Dekker, E ^a   Blaauwgeers, H ^b   Stronks, K ^a   Fockens, P ^a   Essink Bot, M L ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Integraal Kankercentrum Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Ethnicity; Participation; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 68449091870     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp051     Document Type: Article

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