Do indication and demographics for colonoscopy affect completion? A large national database evaluation

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 620-627

  Gupta, Maneesh ^a   Holub, Jennifer L ^b   Eisen, Glenn ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Colonoscopy; Completion rate; Screening; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER SCREENING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951268790     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3283352cd6     Document Type: Article

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