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Geographic variation of racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer testing among medicare enrollees.
- Source :
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Cancer (0008543X) . 4/15/2011, Vol. 117 Issue 8, p1755-1763. 9p. 1 Chart, 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The article discusses research on the relations between geographic variation and racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among Medicare patients. An up-to-date CRC screening was conducted among Medicare enrollees within 8 U.S. states on December 31, 2003. Results revealed that racial-ethnic disparities among black and Asian/Pacific Islanders Medicare enrollees varies geographically across the country.
- Subjects :
- *COLON cancer
*CANCER diagnosis
*MEDICARE
*SIGMOIDOSCOPY
*PUBLIC health
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0008543X
- Volume :
- 117
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Cancer (0008543X)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 59814370
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.25668