Socioeconomic position and participation in colorectal cancer screening

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1496-1501

  Frederiksen, B L ^a   Jorgensen T ^a,b   Brasso, K ^a,c   Holten, I ^d   Osler, M ^a,b  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^d DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

colorectal cancer; participation; screening; socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

AGED; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78149464615     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605962     Document Type: Article

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