Colonoscopy overuse in colorectal cancer screening and associated factors in Argentina: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract Background In recent years, there has been growing concern about the overuse of colonoscopy (CC). Our objective was to evaluate the incidence rate and cumulative probability of having a potentially inadequate CC (PI-CC, e.g. a CC that was performed earlier that recommended) and the associat...
Main Authors: | Santiago Esteban, Ricardo Ricci, Sergio Terrasa, Karin Kopitowski |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | BMC Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-017-0722-6 |
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