Insights into barriers that prevent African Americans from seeking colorectal screenings: a qualitative study.
Gastroenterol Nurs
; 33(3): 204-8, 2010.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20531107
African Americans have disproportionally higher rates of colorectal cancer and higher morbidly. Colorectal cancer screening has been shown to decrease mortality form this largely preventable disease. Despite this fact, preventive screening, particularly colonoscopy, has been underutilized by the general population, especially by African Americans. Identifying barriers to preventive screening among African Americans in central Virginia is an important first step toward increasing the rates of colorectal cancer screening in our community.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Negro o Afroamericano
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Neoplasias Colorrectales
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Aceptación de la Atención de Salud
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Tamizaje Masivo
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gastroenterol Nurs
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos