Self-reported bowel screening rates in older australians and the implications for public health screening programs

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 411-417

  Zajac, Ian T ^a   Flight, Ingrid ^a   Turnbull, Deborah ^b   Young, Graeme ^c   Cole, Steve ^d   Wilson, Carlene ^c,e  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Cancer Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer screening; Faecal occult blood test; National bowel cancer screening program; Screening participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MORTALITY; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 84883360058     PISSN: 18361935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2013.1808     Document Type: Article

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