Offering annual fecal occult blood tests at annual flu shot clinics increases colorectal cancer screening rates

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-23

  Potter, Michael B ^a   Phengrasamy, La ^a   Hudes, Esther S ^a   McPhee, Stephen J ^a   Walsh, Judith M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Delivery of health care; Health care disparities; Health promotion; Mass screening; Minority health; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449100355     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.934     Document Type: Article

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