Breast and bowel cancer screening uptake patterns over 15 years for UK south Asian ethnic minority populations, corrected for differences in socio-demographic characteristics.

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SZCZEPURA, Ala, PRICE, Charlotte and GUMBER, Anil (2008). Breast and bowel cancer screening uptake patterns over 15 years for UK south Asian ethnic minority populations, corrected for differences in socio-demographic characteristics. BMC public health, 8, p. 346. [Article]

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Abstract

The lower cancer screening uptakes observed for the South Asian population cannot be attributed to socio-economic, age or gender population differences. Although breast screening disparities have reduced over time, significant differences remain. We conclude that both programmes need to implement and assess interventions to reduce such differences.

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Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:

Centre for Health and Social Care Research

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p. 346

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10.1186/1471-2458-8-346

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8621-6966