A nationwide survey evaluating adherence to guidelines for follow-up after polypectomy or treatment for colorectal cancer

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 487-492

  Mulder, Sanna A ^a,b,d   Ouwendijk, Rob J Th ^a   Van Leerdam, Monique E ^b   Nagengast, Fokko M ^c   Kuipers, Ernst J ^b  

^a Ikaziaziekenhuis Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d IKAZIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; Follow up; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; POLYPECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; COLECTOMY; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449110000     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31809e703c     Document Type: Article

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