Screening practices of Australian men and women categorized as "at or slightly above average risk" of colorectal cancer

Driss Ait Ouakrim; Trevor Lockett; Alex Boussioutas; Louise Keogh; Louisa B Flander; Ingrid Winship; Graham G Giles; John L Hopper; Mark A Jenkins

Journal article

Screening practices of Australian men and women categorized as "at or slightly above average risk" of colorectal cancer

Driss Ait Ouakrim, Trevor Lockett, Alex Boussioutas, Louise Keogh, Louisa B Flander, Ingrid Winship, Graham G Giles, John L Hopper, Mark A Jenkins

CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL | SPRINGER | Published : 2012

DOI: 10.1007/s10552-012-0067-y

University of Melbourne Researchers

Driss Ait Ouakrim Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Graham Giles Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Louise Keogh Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Louisa Flander Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

John Hopper Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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Grants

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors thank Kelly Aujard for her assistance with variable design and ascertainment. This study was supported by the NIH (National Cancer Institute grants RFA CA-95-011, UO1 CA097735). Driss Ait Ouakrim was supported by a Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation PhD scholarship (CSIRO, Preventative Heath Flagship). The study was conducted independently of funding agencies.