Reactions to a Targeted Intervention to Increase Fecal Occult Blood Testing among Average-Risk Adults Waiting for Screening Colonoscopy
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.
Main Authors: | S Elizabeth McGregor, Paul Ritvo, Jill Tinmouth, Ashley Kornblum, Ronald Myers, Robert J Hilsden, Lawrence F Paszat, Linda Rabeneck |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/397302 |
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