Comparison of colorectal cancer screening in veterans based on the location of primary care clinic

Journal of Primary Care and Community Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-29

  Malhotra, Ashish ^a,b   Vaughan Sarrazin, Mary ^a,b,c   Charlton, Mary Elizabeth ^a,c   Rosenthal, Gary E ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening tests; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING TESTS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCULT BLOOD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; STATISTICS; VETERAN;

CANCER SCREENING TESTS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCULT BLOOD; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; VETERANS;

EID: 84896390417     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131913494842     Document Type: Article

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