Inappropriate and improper use of fecal occult blood tests for colorectal cancer screening in the VA medical system [9]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1401-

  Ahmed, Furqaan ^a   Murthy, Uma K ^a  

^a SYRACUSE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ANAMNESIS; CANCER SCREENING; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EDUCATION; ENTERITIS; FAMILY HISTORY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LETTER; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33744809853     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00595_9.x     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Fisher DA Judd L Sanford NS. Inappropriate colorectal cancer screening: Findings and implications. Am J Gastroenterol 2005 100 : 2526 30.
2. Ahmed F Murthy UK Szyjkowski RD, et al. Inappropriate use of fecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer screening in primary care practices at a VA hospital. Gastroenterology 2001 120 suppl 1 A604 5.