Attitudes to colorectal cancer screening after reading the prevention information

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 701-707

  Liu, Chiung Ju ^a   Fleck, Tara ^a   Goldfarb, Joan ^a   Green, Casey ^a   Porter, Elizabeth ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Colorectal cancer; Health literacy; Minority health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; READING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859916044     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-011-0210-6     Document Type: Article

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