Colorectal cancer screening perceptions and practices: Results from a national survey of gastroenterology, surgery and radiology trainees

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 219-226

  Oxentenko, Amy S ^a   Vierkant, Robert A ^a   Pardi, Darrell S ^a   Farley, David R ^a   Dozois, Eric J ^a   Hartman, Thomas E ^a   Hough, David M ^a   Petersen, Wesley O ^a   Klabunde, Carrie N ^b   Sharpe, Katherine ^c   Bond, John H ^d   Smith, Robert A ^c   Levin, Bernard ^e   Pope, John B ^f   Schroy, Paul C ^g   Limburg, Paul J ^a,h  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349042536     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03174120     Document Type: Article

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