Variation in primary care physicians' colorectal cancer screening recommendations by patient age and comorbidity

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-24

  Haggstrom, David A ^a,b,c   Klabunde, Carrie N ^d   Smith, Judith Lee ^e   Yuan, Gigi ^f  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer screening; colorectal cancer; health services; primary care physicians

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMORBIDITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PATIENT CARE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872485209     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2093-6     Document Type: Article

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