The impact of consumer-directed health plans and patient socioeconomic status on physician recommendations for colorectal cancer screening

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1595-1601

  Pollack, Craig Evan ^a,b   Mallya, Giridhar ^a   Polsky, Daniel ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer screening; Consumer directed health plans; Patient socioeconomic status; Physician decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL CANCER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; SIGMOIDOSCOPE; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 51649121029     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0714-x     Document Type: Article

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