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Accuracy of self-reports of fecal occult blood tests and test results among individuals in the carpentry trade.
Preventive medicine - 1 Nov 2003
Lipkus Isaac M, Samsa Gregory P, Dement John, Skinner Celette Sugg, Green La Sonya G, Pompeii Lisa, Ransohoff David F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inaccuracy in self-reports of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening procedures (e.g., over- or underreporting) may interfere with individuals adhering to appropriate screening intervals, and can blur the true effects of physician recommendations to screen and the effects of interventions designed to promote screening. We assessed accuracy of self-report of having a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) within a...
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