Colorectal cancer screening knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among veterans: does literacy make a difference?

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Published in J Clin Oncol on July 01, 2004

Authors

Nancy C Dolan1, M Rosario Ferreira, Terry C Davis, Marian L Fitzgibbon, Alfred Rademaker, Dachao Liu, Brian P Schmitt, Nicolle Gorby, Michael Wolf, Charles L Bennett

Author Affiliations

1: Midwest Center for Health Services and Policy Research, VA Chicago Healthcare System, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. ndo428@northwestern.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Health Literacy Interventions to Overcome Disparities in CRC Screening | NCT02360605

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