Understanding factors related to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among urban Hispanics: Use of focus group methodology

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-75

  Varela, Alejandro ^a   Jandorf, Lina ^a   Duhamel, Katherine ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Focus groups; Hispanics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77952097595     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-009-0015-z     Document Type: Article

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