Why don't gastroenterologists follow colon polyp surveillance guidelines? Results of a national survey

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 554-558

  Saini, Sameer D ^a,d   Nayak, Rahul S ^c   Kuhn, Latoya ^b   Schoenfeld, Philip ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Colorectal cancer screening; Outcomes research; Physician survey; Surveillance colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SIZE; COLON ADENOMA; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DYSPLASIA; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILIAL POLYPOSIS; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HYPERPLASIA; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RECERTIFICATION;

ADULT; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67651119834     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31818242ad     Document Type: Article

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