Participation rates for organized colorectal cancer screening programmes: an international comparison

Conclusion Comparisons among CRC screening programmes should be made cautiously, given differences in organization, target populations, and interpretation of indicators. More meaningful comparisons are possible if rates are calculated across a uniform age range, by gender, and separately for people invited for the first time vs. previously.

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Source: Journal of Medical Screening - August 24, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Klabunde, C., Blom, J., Bulliard, J.-L., Garcia, M., Hagoel, L., Mai, V., Patnick, J., Rozjabek, H., Senore, C., Tornberg, S. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research