Breast and colorectal cancer screening and associated correlates among chinese older women

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 283-287

  Leung, Doris Y P ^a   Leung, Angela Y M ^b   Chi, Iris ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer screening; Cognitive status; Colorectal cancer screening; Older chinese women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BREAST TUMOR; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COGNITION; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84864868681     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.1.283     Document Type: Article

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