Socio-geographical determinants of colonoscopy uptake after faecal occult blood test

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 714-720

  Dupont Lucas, Claire ^a,b   Dejardin, Olivier ^a,b   Dancourt, Vincent ^c,d   Launay, Ludivine ^a   Launoy, Guy ^a,b,e   Guittet, Lydia ^a,b,e  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^d Association de dépistage des cancers ADECA 21 58   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Healthcare disparities; Mass screening; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79961126661     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: 18783562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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