Reactions to a Targeted Intervention to Increase Fecal Occult Blood Testing among Average-Risk Adults Waiting for Screening Colonoscopy

Autor: S Elizabeth McGregor, Paul Ritvo, Jill Tinmouth, Ashley Kornblum, Ronald Myers, Robert J Hilsden, Lawrence F Paszat, Linda Rabeneck
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 25, Iss 5, Pp 248-252 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0835-7900
DOI: 10.1155/2011/397302
Popis: BACKGROUND: Increasing demand combined with limited capacity has resulted in long wait times for average-risk adults referred for screening colonoscopy for colorectal cancer. Management of patients on these growing wait lists is an emerging clinical issue.
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