Colorectal cancer screening behaviour and associated factors among Chinese aged 50 and above in Hong Kong - A population-based survey

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 413-418

  So, W K W ^a   Choi, K C ^a   Chan, D N S ^a   Shiu, A T Y ^a   Ho, S S M ^a   Chan, H Y L ^a   Lam, W W T ^b   Cheng, K K F ^c   Goggins, W ^a   Chan, C W H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chinese; Colorectal cancer; Screening behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865249490     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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