Adherence to physician recommendations for surveillance in opportunistic colorectal cancer screening: the necessity of organized surveillance.

BACKGROUND: Limited evidence exists on the utilization of surveillance colonoscopy in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs. We assessed adherence to physician recommendations for surveillance in opportunistic CRC screening in Germany. METHODS: A follow-up study of screening colonoscopy partici...

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Main Authors: Christian Stock, Bernd Holleczek, Michael Hoffmeister, Thomas Stolz, Christa Stegmaier, Hermann Brenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3855836?pdf=render