Primary care physician supply and colorectal cancer

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1027-1031

  Roetzheim, R G ^a   Gonzalez, E C ^a   Ramirez, A ^a   Campbell, R ^a   Van Durme, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; Family; Health manpower; Health services accessibility; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035199780     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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