Racial differences in colorectal cancer test use by medicare consumers

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 320-326

  Schenck, Anna P ^a   Klabunde, Carrie N ^b   Davis, William W ^b  

^a Medical Review of North Carolina   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER TEST; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OCCULT BLOOD; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 33644833285     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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