American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 8-16 , July 2009

Colorectal Cancer Screening by Primary Care Physicians: Recommendations and Practices, 2006–2007

  • Carrie N. Klabunde, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Health Services and Economics Branch, Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Carrie N. Klabunde, PhD, Health Services and Economics Branch, Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, EPN 4005, 6130 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda MD 20892-7344
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  • David Lanier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville
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  • Marion R. Nadel, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Caroline McLeod, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Westat, Rockville
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  • Gigi Yuan, MS

      Affiliations

    • Information Management Services, Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland
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  • Sally W. Vernon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas–Houston School of Public Health, Houston, Texas

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    Primary care physicians' recommendations for colorectal cancer screening in asymptomatic, average-risk patients

    Note: Error bars denote 95% CIs around point estimates.

    Data sources: National Survey of P

    Primary care physicians' recommendations for colorectal cancer screening in asymptomatic, average-risk patients

    Note: Error bars denote 95% CIs around point estimates.

    Data sources: National Survey of Primary Care Physicians' Recommendations and Practices for Breast, Cervical, Colorectal, and Lung Cancer Screening (2007); Survey of Colorectal Cancer Screening Practices in Health Care Organizations (2000)

    DCBE, double-contrast barium enema; FOBT, fecal occult blood testing

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PII: S0749-3797(09)00202-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.03.008

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 8-16 , July 2009

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