Physician intention to recommend complete diagnostic evaluation in colorectal cancer screening

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 587-593

  Myers, Ronald E ^a   Hyslop, Terry ^a   Gerrity, Martha ^b   Schlackman, Neil ^c   Hanchak, Nick ^d   Grana, James ^d   Turner, Barbara J ^a   Weinberg, David ^a   Hauck, Walter W ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AETNA   (United States)

^d US Quality Algorithms Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER SCREENING; CERTIFICATION; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; BARIUM SULFATE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT EDUCATION; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0032794227     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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