A pilot study for using fecal immunochemical testing to increase colorectal cancer screening in appalachia, 2008-2009

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Kluhsman, Brenda C ^a   Lengerich, Eugene J ^a   Fleisher, Linda ^b   Paskett, Electra D ^c   Miller Halegoua, Suzanne M ^b   Balshem, Andrew ^b   Bencivenga, Marcyann M ^a   Spleen, Angela M ^a   Schreiber, Paulette ^d   Dignan, Mark B ^e  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Elk Regional Health Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COUNSELING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPALACHIAN REGION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COUNSELING; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 84862312990     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd9.110160     Document Type: Article

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