Timeliness of Colonoscopy After Abnormal Fecal Test Results in a Safety Net Practice

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 864-870

  Oluloro, Ann ^a,b   Petrik, Amanda F ^a   Turner, Ann ^c   Kapka, Tanya ^a,c   Rivelli, Jennifer ^a   Carney, Patricia A ^b   Saha, Somnath ^b,d   Coronado, Gloria D ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center   (United States)

^d PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Federally qualified health center; Gastroenterology referral; Hispanic Latino

Indexed keywords

CAUCASIAN; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT REFERRAL; SAFETY; STAFF; UNITED STATES; AGED; CHEMISTRY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CYTOLOGY; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FECES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR;

AGED; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FECES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY-NET PROVIDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84958025551     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-016-0165-y     Document Type: Article

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