Colorectal cancer screening and the challenging role of general practitioner/family physician: An issue of quality

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 129-131

  Lionis, Christos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 34347390084     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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