Colorectal cancer detection in a rural community. Development of a colonoscopy screening program

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 51, Issue SEPT., 2005, Pages 1224-1228

  Cotterill, Michael E ^a   Gasparelli, Rudy ^b   Kirby, Erle ^b  

^a Wawa Medical Centre   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CECUM; COLON ADENOMA; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FAMILY HISTORY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION;

AGED; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 24944529207     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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