Regional, racial, and gender differences in colorectal cancer screening in middle-aged African-Americans and whites

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 703-708

  Wallace, Phyllis M ^a   Suzuki, Rie ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Colorectal cancer; Geographic region; Screening

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84876286417     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-012-0396-2     Document Type: Article

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