Can colonoscopy remain cost-effective for colorectal cancer screening? The impact of practice patterns and the will rogers phenomenon on costs

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 296-301

  Austin, Gregory L ^a   Fennimore, Blair ^a   Ahnen, Dennis J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL POLYP; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LOW RISK POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

ADENOMA; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84875217312     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2012.195     Document Type: Article

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