Public awareness of colorectal cancer in Saudi Arabia: A survey of 1070 participants in Riyadh

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 78-83

  Zubaidi, Ahmad M ^a   Alsubaie, Noura M ^a   Alhumaid, Areej A ^a   Shaik, Shaffi A ^a   Alkhayal, Khayal A ^a   Alobeed, Omar A ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; knowledge; Saudi Arabia; screening; survey; symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AWARENESS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CHILD; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL POLYP; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CHILD; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926030046     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.153819     Document Type: Review

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