Barriers and facilitators to breast and colorectal cancer screening of older adults in primary care: A systematic review

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 85-98

  Vedel, Isabelle ^a,b   Puts, Martine T E ^a,c   Monette, Michele ^a   Monette, Johanne ^a,d   Bergman, Howard ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Cancer screening; Care; Early detection of cancer; Oncology; Primary; Primary care physician; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 79952626136     PISSN: 18794068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2010.11.003     Document Type: Review

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