Primary care utilization and colorectal cancer incidence and mortality among medicare beneficiaries: A population-based, case-control study

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 437-446

  Ferrante, Jeanne M ^a   Lee, Ji Hyun ^b   McCarthy, Ellen P ^c   Fisher, Kate J ^b   Chen, Ren ^d   Gonzalez, Eduardo C ^d   Love Jackson, Kymia ^d   Roetzheim, Richard G ^d  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; POLYPECTOMY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884844800     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-7-201310010-00003     Document Type: Article

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