Credible and useful methodologic evaluations are essential for increasing the uptake of effective cancer screening tests. In the current article, the authors discuss selected issues that are related to conducting behavior change interventions in cancer screening research and that may assist research
Lessons learned from community-based cancer screening intervention research
β Scribed by Rena J. Pasick; Robert A. Hiatt; Electra D. Paskett
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 214 KB
- Volume
- 101
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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β¦ Synopsis
The authors thank William Rakowski and Sarah Fox for their thoughtful comments and Manasa Reddy and Damon Johnson for their assistance in the preparation of the current article.
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