Perceived barriers to flexible sigmoidoscopy screening for colorectal cancer among UK ethnic minority groups: A qualitative study

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 174-179

  Austin, K L ^a   Power, E ^a   Solarin, I ^a   Atkin, W S ^b   Wardle, J ^a   Robb, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL TUMOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 75149175636     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jms.2009.009080     Document Type: Article

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