Rates of complete colonic evaluation after incomplete colonoscopy and their associated factors a population-based study

Medical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-52

  Rizek, Randy ^a   Paszat, Lawrence F ^b,c,d   Stukel, Therese A ^d   Saskin, Refik ^d   Li, Cindy ^d   Rabeneck, Linda ^a,c,d,e  

^a Mathematics and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b Departments of Radiation Oncology   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^e DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colonoscopy utilization; Disparities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COLONOSCOPY; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SURGICENTERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58449092052     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31817d92bc     Document Type: Article

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