The Need for an Integrated Patient Navigation Pathway to Improve Access to Colonoscopy After Positive Fecal Immunochemical Testing: A Safety-Net Hospital Experience

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 551-557

  Thamarasseril, Sreedevi ^a   Bhuket, Taft ^a   Chan, Chuck ^a   Liu, Benny ^a   Wong, Robert J ^a  

^a HIGHLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Colon cancer; Colonoscopy; Safety net; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME TO TREATMENT;

AGED; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT NAVIGATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY-NET PROVIDERS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84992723959     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-016-0287-2     Document Type: Article

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