Screening colonoscopies by primary care physicians: A meta-analysis

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-62

  Wilkins, Thad ^a   Leclair, Bruce ^a   Smolkin, Mark ^b   Davies, Kathy ^a   Thomas, Andria ^a   Taylor, Marcia L ^c   Strayer, Scott ^d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Lexington Medical Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; General practitioners; Internist; Mass screening; Physicians, family; Primary care physicians; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449195110     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.939     Document Type: Article

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