Colorectal cancer screening in rural and remote areas: Analysis of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program data for South Australia

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Martini, A ^a   Javanparast, S ^a   Ward, P R ^a   Baratiny, G ^b   Gill, T ^c   Cole, S ^d   Tsourtos, G ^a   Aylward, P ^e   Jiwa, M ^f   Misan, G ^b   Wilson, C ^a   Young, G P ^g  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c SA Health   (Australia)

^d REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^f CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Australia; Bowel cancer screening; Geographical location; Participation; Remote; Rural; Sex; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FECES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FECES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 82155177972     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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