Systematic review and meta-study synthesis of qualitative studies evaluating facilitators and barriers to participation in colorectal cancer screening

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 907-917

  Honein AbouHaidar, Gladys N ^a   Kastner, Monika ^a,b   Vuong, Vincent ^a   Perrier, Laure ^a   Daly, Corinne ^a   Rabeneck, Linda ^c   Straus, Sharon ^a,d   Baxter, Nancy N ^a,d  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; FAMILY; FRIEND; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPOUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMMUNICATION BARRIER; DECISION MAKING; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; MALE; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DECISION MAKING; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENTS;

EID: 84973281907     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-0990     Document Type: Review

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