Colorectal cancer screening practices in Saskatchewan: Survey of family physicians

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Deobald, Ray ^a   Graham, Peter ^b   Chad, Jennifer ^c   Di Gregorio, Carlo ^c   Johnstone, Jennifer ^c   Balbuena, Lloyd ^b   Kenyon, Chris ^d   Lees, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c University of Saskatchewan ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; STANDARD; URBAN AREA;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SASKATCHEWAN; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84890373963     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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