Translating clinical research to community-based practice: Lessons from colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis

Endoscopy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 170-173

  Ness, R M ^a   Rex, D K ^a,b   Imperiale, T ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; COMPLICATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; OCCULT BLOOD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM; THERAPY;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 0033067366     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-13667     Document Type: Short Survey

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