Communication about colorectal cancer screening in Britain: Public preferences for an expert recommendation

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1938-1943

  Waller, J ^a   MacEdo, A ^a   Von Wagner, C ^a   Simon, A E ^a,b   Jones, C ^a   Hammersley, V ^b   Weller, D ^b   Wardle, J ^a   Campbell, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

benefits and risks; cancer screening; FOBT; recommendation; trust

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OCCULT BLOOD; ODDS RATIO; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; TRUST;

EID: 84870836437     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.512     Document Type: Article

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