Race/Ethnicity, Gender, Weight Status, and Colorectal Cancer Screening

• Main Authors: Heather Bittner Fagan (Author), Ronald E. Myers (Author), Constantine Daskalakis (Author), Randa Sifri (Author), Arch G. Mainous (Author), Richard Wender (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. The literature on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is contradictory regarding the impact of weight status on CRC screening. This study was intended to determine if CRC screening rates among 2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) respondent racial/ethnic and gender subgroups were i...