Modestly Increased Use of Colonoscopy When Copayments Are Waived

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 761-766.e1

  Khatami, Shabnam ^a   Xuan, Lei ^b   Roman, Rolando ^e   Zhang, Song ^b   McConnel, Charles ^b   Halm, Ethan A ^b,c   Gupta, Samir ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Colorectal neoplasm; Cost sharing; Early detection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENSIONER; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84862675944     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.02.027     Document Type: Article

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