Assessing attitudes toward laxative preparation in colorectal cancer screening and effects on future testing: Potential receptivity to computed tomography colonography

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-4

  Hooks, S Bennett ^a   DiPalma, Jack A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Gastroenterology Academic Offices   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 37849039291     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318157eef5     Document Type: Note

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