Neighborhood socioeconomic status and use of colonoscopy in an insured population--a retrospective cohort study.

Neighborhood socioeconomic status and use of colonoscopy in an insured population--a retrospective cohort study.

Low-socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with a higher colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality. Screening with colonoscopy, the most commonly used test in the US, has been shown to reduce the risk of death from CRC. This study examined if, among insured persons receiving care in integrat...

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Main Authors: Chyke A Doubeni, Guruprasad D Jambaulikar, Hassan Fouayzi, Scott B Robinson, Margaret J Gunter, Terry S Field, Douglas W Roblin, Robert H Fletcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3342210?pdf=render

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