Navigating the murky waters of colorectal cancer screening and health reform

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 982-986

  Green, Beverly B ^a   Coronado, Gloria D ^b   Devoe, Jennifer E ^c   Allison, James ^d  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901049571     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301877     Document Type: Article

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