Relation between medicare screening reimbursement and stage at diagnosis for older patients with colon cancer

JAMA

Volumn 296, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 2815-2822

  Gross, Cary P ^a   Andersen, Martin S ^a   Krumholz, Harlan M ^a   McAvay, Gail J ^a   Proctor, Deborah ^a   Tinetti, Mary E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33845701348     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.23.2815     Document Type: Article

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