Improved rates of colorectal cancer screening in an equal access population

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 609-613

  Brounts, Lionel R ^a   Lehmann, Ryan K ^a   Lesperance, Kelly E ^a   Brown, Tommy A ^a   Steele, Scott R ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Colonoscopy; Equal access; Polyps; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER SCREENING; CAUCASIAN; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BARIUM SULFATE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64749109565     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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