Colorectal cancer screening in the elderly: The need for informed decision making

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1336-1337

  Hoffman, Richard M ^a   Walter, Louise C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FECAL OCCULT BLOOD TEST; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 72449129912     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1121-7     Document Type: Editorial

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