Disparities in colorectal cancer mortality for rural populations in the United States: Does screening matter?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 219, Issue 6, 2020, Pages 988-992

  Carmichael, Heather ^a   Cowan, Michelle ^a   McIntyre, Robert ^a   Velopulos, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Healthcare disparities; Rural surgery; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MORTALITY; RURAL HEALTH;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 85072998549     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.09.027     Document Type: Article

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