The relationship of health numeracy to cancer screening

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-110

  Schapira, Marilyn M ^a   Neuner, Joan ^a   Fletcher, Kathlyn E ^a,c   Gilligan, Mary Ann ^a   Hayes, Elisabeth ^b   Laud, Purushottam ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Health numeracy; Primary care population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79959530568     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-010-0133-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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