Early detection of colorectal cancer: Barriers to screening in the primary care setting

Family Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 589-591

  Lionis, Christos ^a   Petelos, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NOTE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 81855173477     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr110     Document Type: Note

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