Cancer fatalism and poor self-rated health mediate the association between socioeconomic status and uptake of colorectal cancer screening in England

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2132-2140

  Miles, Anne ^a   Rainbow, Sandra ^b   Von Wagner, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER FATALISM; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PERCEPTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 80053509450     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0453     Document Type: Article

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