Outpatient colonoscopy by rural family physicians

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 122-125

  Newman, Robert J ^a   Nichols, David B ^b   Cummings, Doyle M ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Brody School of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Colonoscopy, outpatient; Family practice; Rural health services

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYPECTOMY; RATING SCALE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; COLONOSCOPY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16444382663     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.268     Document Type: Article

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