Improving access to colorectal cancer screening through medical philanthropy: Feasibility of a flexible sigmoidoscopy health fair for uninsured patients

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1741-1746

  Elmunzer, B Joseph ^a   O'Connell, Mark T ^b   Prendes, Stefania ^b   Saini, Sameer D ^a   Sussman, Daniel A ^b   Volk, Michael L ^a   Deshpande, Amar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FUND RAISING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053923778     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2011.147     Document Type: Article

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