Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Developing a Preventive Healthcare Program Utilizing Nurse Endoscopists

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 12-19

  Eisemon, Nancy ^a   Stucky Marshall, Lisa ^a   Talamonti, Mark S ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BENCHMARKING; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CREDENTIALING; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0035239894     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001610-200101000-00003     Document Type: Article

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