Results of a randomized controlled trial to increase colorectal cancer screening in a managed care health plan

Cancer

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2072-2083

  Ganz, Patricia A ^a,b   Farmer, Melissa M ^b,c   Belman, Michael J ^d   Garcia, Christine A ^a   Streja, Leanne ^a   Dietrich, Allen J ^e   Winchell, Charlotte ^e   Bastani, Roshan ^a,b   Kahn, Katherine L ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Blue Cross of California   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer screening; Managed care; Provider organizations; Quality improvement; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 27644587921     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21434     Document Type: Review

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