Colorectal cancer screening, 1997-1999: Role of income, insurance and policy

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 551-557

  Adams, E Kathleen ^a   Thorpe, Kenneth E ^a   Becker, Edmund R ^a   Joski, Peter J ^a   Flome, Jennifer ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Income; Insurance; Policy; Screening

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICARE; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 1842527965     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.12.014     Document Type: Article

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