Higher physician density is associated with lower incidence of late-stage colorectal cancer

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1164-1171

  Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N ^a   Hoffmann, Raymond G ^a   Saeian, Kia ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Colorectal cancer; Incidence; Physician density; Physician supply; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION DENSITY;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78650175084     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1457-z     Document Type: Article

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