Colorectal cancer screening practices among obstetrician/gynecologists and nurse practitioners

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1233-1238

  Menees, Stacy B ^a   Patel, Divya A ^b   Dalton, Vanessa ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NURSE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349206034     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1117     Document Type: Article

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