Effects of screening and universal healthcare on long-term colorectal cancer mortality

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 538-548

  Lee, Yi Chia ^a,b   Hsu, Chen Yang ^b   Chen, Sam Li Sheng ^c   Yen, Amy Ming Fang ^c   Chiu, Sherry Yueh Hsia ^d,e   Fann, Jean Ching Yuan ^f   Chuang, Shu Lin ^b   Hsu, Wen Feng ^a,b   Chiang, Tsung Hsien ^a,b,g   Chiu, Han Mo ^a,b   Wu, Ming Shiang ^a   Chen, Hsiu Hsi ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Screening

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; MORTALITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY RATE; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FORECASTING; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCULT BLOOD; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO;

TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCULT BLOOD; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85058632439     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyy182     Document Type: Article

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