Evaluation of a home-based colorectal cancer screening intervention in a rural state

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 322-332

  Charlton, Mary E ^a,b   Mengeling, Michelle A ^a,c   Halfdanarson, Thorvardur R ^d   Makki, Nader M ^c   Malhotra, Ashish ^a   Klutts, J Stacey ^a,c   Levy, Barcey T ^b,c   Kaboli, Peter J ^a,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Colorectal cancer screening; Fecal immunochemical test; Health services research; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IOWA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; VETERAN;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; VETERANS;

EID: 84903649346     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12052     Document Type: Article

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