Exploratory study examining barriers to participation in colorectal cancer screening

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-15

  Paddison, Johanna S ^a   Yip, Marcus J ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bowel cancer screening; Embarrassment; Pain; Regional; Stage of change

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BREAST TUMOR; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 75349090389     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2009.01114.x     Document Type: Article

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