Factors associated with practice of colorectal cancer screening among primary care physicians in a Chinese population: A cross-sectional study

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 201-206

  Wong, Martin C S ^a   Lam, Augustine T ^b   Li, Donald K T ^a   Lau, Joseph T F ^a   Griffiths, Sian M ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a  

^a Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Associated factors; Colorectal cancer; Physician practice; Primary care; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CHINESE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 70349807868     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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